'Corfe Castle: The Castle from the North', Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Corfe Castle: The Castle from the North

From Corfe to Dartmouth Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CXXIV

Date 1811

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 170 x 209 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D08811

Turner Bequest CXXIV 4

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Turner's sketchbooks

View this artwork in the Corfe to Dartmouth Sketchbook

Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Folio 4 Recto:

Corfe Castle: The Castle from the North 1811

D08811
Turner Bequest CXXIV 4

Pencil on white wove paper, 170 x 209 mm
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom centre
Stamped in black ‘CXXIV – 4’ top left, upside down

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

The castle is seen from lower ground to the north, with Corfe Castle village hidden beyond. From the relative angles of the keep and towers, the drawing appears to have been made from slightly east of that on folio 3 recto (D08810). The National Trust visitor centre now stands in the valley of the Corfe River in the foreground. A similar viewpoint today is from across the level crossing over the Norden to Swanage railway line behind the centre, but as the line cuts into the lower slope of East Hill on the left it is difficult to judge Turner’s exact position.

For the various other drawings of the castle and village, see the entry for folio 17 recto (D08826).

Verso:

Blank

Matthew Imms
February 2011

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