'Millom Castle and Holy Trinity Church', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Millom Castle and Holy Trinity Church

From Petworth Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CIX

Date 1809

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 229 x 375 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D07535

Turner Bequest CIX 23

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Millom Castle and Holy Trinity Church 1809

D07535
Turner Bequest CIX 23

Pencil on white wove paper, 229 x 375 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘Road’ and ‘Corn’ lower left
Stamped in black ‘CIX 23’ bottom right

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Exhibition history

References

For Millom Castle and another view from this sketchbook see Tate D07534; Turner Bequest CIX 22. In this drawing, Turner is looking east-south-east. The castle and church are seen in the lower right corner; the ground descends towards Duddon Sands and the distant hills are those of the Barrow Peninsular.

Verso:

Blank. Laid down.

David Blayney Brown
August 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.

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