The illustrations in this volume consist of a few woodcuts reproduced from Mr. Ruskin's catalogues and of photogravure plates made specially for this publication. They are in all cases taken from the original pictures or drawings. They have been selected so as to represent various periods and styles of the painter. I have added an Index (arranged according to subjects) of all the Turner pictures, drawings, and sketches referred to in the volume. This, it is hoped, will add to its usefulness, both in the National Gallery and for home reference; it affords a conspectus of Turner's subjects which may be interesting to students of the painter. A General Index is also given.

E. T. COOK.

October 1902.

CONTENTS

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EDITOR'S PREFACE, WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF
THE TURNER COLLECTIONS IN THE NA-
TIONAL GALLERY

I. MR. RUSKIN'S "NOTES ON THE TURNER

COLLECTION OF OIL-PICTURES AT THE

NATIONAL GALLERY"

PREFACE (TO THE CATALOGUE OF 1856-7)

NOTES ON THE TURNER COLLECTION

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIRST PERIOD (1800-20)

PICTURES OF THE FIRST PERIOD.

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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SECOND PERIOD (1820-

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE THIRD PERIOD (1835-

1845)

47

PICTURES OF THE THIRD PERIOD.

50

APPENDIX: On the best mode of exhibiting the

Turner Collection .

70

II. MR. RUSKIN'S CATALOGUES OF THE TUR-

NER COLLECTION OF SKETCHES AND

DRAWINGS AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY,

WITH ILLUSTRATIVE NOTES.

79

EDITOR'S NOTE: On the arrangement of the Collection

CHARACTERISTICS AND CLASSIFICATION

NUMERICAL CATALOGUE, WITH NOTES.

81

84

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MR. RUSKIN'S PROPOSED RE-ARRANGEMENT OF

THE COLLECTION

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III. "NOTES BY MR. RUSKIN (I.) ON HIS DRAW-

INGS BY THE LATE J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.,

AND (II.) ON HIS OWN HANDIWORK ILLUS-

TRATIVE OF TURNER"

PART I

INTRODUCTION

PREFATORY NOTE.

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295

297

302

THIRD GROUP. Dreamland, Italy, 1810-1820

FOURTH GROUP. Reality. England at Rest

FIFTH GROUP. Reality. England Disquieted

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317

321

SIXTH GROUP. Meditation. England Passing Away.

Seventh GroUP. Minstrelsy. The Passionate Pilgrim

EIGHTH GROUP. Morning. By the Riversides.

NINTH GROUP. Again the Alps

TENTH GROUP. Sunset

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NOTES RESPECTING FUTURE USES OF ENGRAVINGS

APPENDIX: Notes by the Rev. W. Kingsley on the

Turner Drawings

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LIST OF PLATES

(Pictures and Drawings by J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.)

I. ABINGDON (1810?).

(From the painting in the National Gallery,

No. 485)

II. CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE (1832)

(From the painting in the National Gallery,
No. 516)

III. THE FIGHTING "TÉMÉRAIRE" TUGGED TO
HER LAST BERTH (1839)

(From the painting in the National Gallery,
No. 524)

IV. VENICE (late period)

(From a drawing in the National Gallery,
No. 66)

V. CAUDEBEC ("Rivers of France": 1834)

(From the drawing in the National Gallery,
No. 129)

VI. SCARBOROUGH ("Harbours of England":

1826).

(From the drawing in the National Gallery,
No. 169)

VII. LUCERNE (1842)

(From a drawing in the National Gallery,

No. 288)

VIII. ROME FROM MONTE MARIO (1819)

(From the pencil sketch in the National Gal-
lery, No. 590)

IX. STUDY OF SWANS

(From the study in the National Gallery,
No. 609)

X. BONNEVILLE (about 1804)

(From the drawing in the collection of the
Rev. W. MacGregor; formerly in the
Ruskin Collection)

XI. HEYSHAM ("Yorkshire" Series: about 1820)
(From the drawing in the Ruskin Collection)

XII. THE SPLÜGEN PASS (1842)

(From the drawing in the Ruskin Collection)