'St David's: Part of the Ruins of the Bishop's Palace', Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

St David's: Part of the Ruins of the Bishop's Palace

From South Wales Sketchbook

Turner Bequest XXVI

Date 1795

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 203 x 264 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D00588

Turner Bequest XXVI 35

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Turner's sketchbooks

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Folio 35 Recto:

St David’s: Part of the Ruins of the Bishop’s Palace 1795

D00588
Turner Bequest XXVI 35

Pencil on white wove paper, 203 x 264 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘35’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XXVI 35’ bottom left, descending vertically

References

This is a view taken from inside the grand ruins of the Bishop’s Palace, with an incongruous feature that will have appealed to Turner: the thatched cottage constructed from ancient masonry and used as a dwelling. The tower in the centre background is that of St Mary’s College. A drawing of the Palace gate is on folio 40 recto (D00593; Turner Bequest XXVI 39); see also folios 36 recto and 37 recto (D00589, D00590).

The drawing was made with the page turned horizontally.

Verso:

Blank; inscribed by ?John Ruskin in pencil ‘11’; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

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