'The Towers of Dunstanburgh Castle above a Cliff with the Sea in the Foreground', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

The Towers of Dunstanburgh Castle above a Cliff with the Sea in the Foreground

From Dynevor Castle Sketchbook

Turner Bequest XL

Date 1798

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 131 x 95 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D01604

Turner Bequest XL 83

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Turner's sketchbooks

View this artwork in the Dynevor Castle Sketchbook

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medieval (937)

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Geographic location

British Isles

Northern England

Northumberland

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1790s

Dynevor Castle Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest