'Capua, from the Ponte Romano', Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Capua, from the Ponte Romano

From Gandolfo to Naples Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CLXXXIV

Date 1819

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 122 x 197 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D15621

Turner Bequest CLXXXIV 33

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Turner's sketchbooks

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Folio 34 Recto:

Capua, from the Ponte Romano 1819

D15621
Turner Bequest CLXXXIV 33

Pencil on white wove paper, 122 x 197 mm

Inscribed by ?John Ruskin in blue ink ‘281’ bottom right and ‘33’ top right
Stamped in black ‘CLXXXIV 33’ bottom right

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

Turner’s route to Naples took him through the town of Capua where he made several detailed sketches of the topography and architecture. This drawing represents a view from the northern point of entry to the town, the Ponte Romano, looking across the Volturno river towards the opposite bank. The tower in the centre of the skyline is the campanile of the Duomo (Cathedral) of Santissimi Stefano e Agata, whilst the dome on the right represents the Chiesa dell’Annunziata. Rising above Capua in the distance is the peak of Monte Tifata. Further sketches can be found on folios 33–33 verso and 34 verso–35 verso (D15619–D15620 and D15622–D15624; Turner Bequest CLXXXIV 32–32 verso and 33 verso–34a).

Nicola Moorby
April 2010

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