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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Carlisle 1831

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Carlisle’ 1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 40 Verso:
Carlisle 1831
D25840
Turner Bequest CCLXVI 40a
Pencil on white wove paper, 114 x 187 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This view of Carlisle from the west, continued slightly on folio 41 (D25841), is similar to the double-page sketch on folios 39 verso–40 (D25838–D25839). Part of a parapet at the left of the page, and a faint outline of a boat in the foreground at the right (also visible on folio 39 verso) show that the sketch was made from across the River Caldew. While the castle and cathedral are drawn in less detail in this sketch, Turner has this time included Eden Bridge at the left.
See folio 39 verso for references to further views of Carlisle.

Thomas Ardill
September 2009

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Carlisle 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-carlisle-r1134207, accessed 19 September 2024.