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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Berwick-upon-Tweed 1831

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Berwick-upon-Tweed’ 1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 45 Verso:
Berwick-upon-Tweed 1831
D25725
Turner Bequest CCLXV 45a
Pencil on white wove paper, 59 x 96 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the sketchbook inverted are two views of Berwick Bridge (or the Old Bridge) which spans the River Tweed at Berwick-upon-Tweed. Both views are from the north bank of the Tweed to the west of the bridge near the remains of Berwick Castle. In fact the stepped White Wall of the Castle can be seen at the left of the lower sketch.
At the bottom of the page is a small study of one of the pillars and buttresses between the arches of the bridge. There is another study of the bridge on folio 46 (D25726), where this feature is more apparent.
For references to further sketches of Berwick in this sketchbook, see folio 13 verso (D25665).

Thomas Ardill
September 2009

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Berwick-upon-Tweed 1831 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, September 2009, 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-berwick-upon-tweed-r1134089, accessed 25 April 2024.