J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Lake Nemi and the Town of Nemi 1819

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Lake Nemi and the Town of Nemi’ 1819
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 23 Verso:
Lake Nemi and the Town of Nemi 1819
D15338
Turner Bequest CLXXXII 23 a
Pencil on white wove paper, 113 x 189 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Cecilia Powell has identified the subject of this sketch as the town of Nemi from across the lake of the same name. Clearly visible are the circular tower of the Castello Ruspoli on the left and the arched substructures spanning the valley in the centre. The location of Turner’s view point was probably Genzano on the opposite side of the lake.
For a general discussion of Turner’s view of Lake Nemi see folio 19 (D15329).

Nicola Moorby
May 2008

How to cite

Nicola Moorby, ‘Lake Nemi and the Town of Nemi 1819 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, May 2008, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-lake-nemi-and-the-town-of-nemi-r1132633, accessed 25 April 2024.