Joseph Mallord William TurnerAllington Castle: The Gateway Seen from the Courtyard 1798

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Allington Castle: The Gateway Seen from the Courtyard’ 1798
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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)
Title
Allington Castle: The Gateway Seen from the Courtyard
From South Wales Sketchbook
Turner Bequest XXVI
Date 1798
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensionssupport: 264 x 203 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D00655
Turner Bequest XXVI 93
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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 85 Recto:
Allington Castle: The Gateway Seen from the Courtyard 1798
D00655
Turner Bequest XXVI 93
Pencil and watercolour on white wove paper, 264 x 203 mm
Stamped in black ‘XXVI 93’ bottom right
A watercolour based on this study is Tate D01903 (Turner Bequest XLIV a). Other views of the castle are on folios 77 verso, 84 recto and 87 recto (D00643, D00654, D00657; Turner Bequest XXVI 83v, 92, 95).
Verso:
Blank; inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘737’; inscribed in pencil ‘44’; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

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This catalogue entry is part of: David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, December 2012.

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