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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Views of Carlisle 1831

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Views of Carlisle’ 1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 41 Verso:
Views of Carlisle 1831
D25842
Turner Bequest CCLXVI 41a
Pencil on white wove paper, 187 x 114 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the sketchbook turned to the right are three sketches of Carlisle (see folio 39 verso; D25839). The top and bottom sketches are of Carlisle from the west, and both show the River Eden winding towards the castle in the foreground. There is another sketch of this view on folio 42 (D25843). The top sketch also shows the cathedral. Carlisle Castle is studied from the west in the middle sketch.
For further sketches of Carlisle see folio 39 verso (D25838).

Thomas Ardill
September 2009

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Views of 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-views-of-carlisle-r1134209, accessed 19 April 2024.