'Ruined Castle, Launceston', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Ruined Castle, Launceston

From Devon Rivers, No.1 Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CXXXII

Date c.1812-13

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 90 x 152 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D09597

Turner Bequest CXXXII 107

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Turner's sketchbooks

View this artwork in the Devon Rivers, No.1 Sketchbook

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Geographic location

British Isles

Southern England

Cornwall

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1810s

Devon Rivers, No.1 Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest