'Berwick-upon-Tweed', Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Berwick-upon-Tweed

From Berwick Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CCLXV

Date 1831

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 59 x 96 mm

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Reference

D25725

Turner Bequest CCLXV 45 a

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Turner's sketchbooks

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Folio 45 Verso:

Berwick-upon-Tweed 1831

D25725
Turner Bequest CCLXV 45a

Pencil on white wove paper, 59 x 96 mm

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

With the sketchbook inverted are two views of Berwick Bridge (or the Old Bridge) which spans the River Tweed at Berwick-upon-Tweed. Both views are from the north bank of the Tweed to the west of the bridge near the remains of Berwick Castle. In fact the stepped White Wall of the Castle can be seen at the left of the lower sketch.

At the bottom of the page is a small study of one of the pillars and buttresses between the arches of the bridge. There is another study of the bridge on folio 46 (D25726), where this feature is more apparent.

For references to further sketches of Berwick in this sketchbook, see folio 13 verso (D25665).

Thomas Ardill
September 2009

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