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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner New Abbey, near Dumfries 1831

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘New Abbey, near Dumfries’ 1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 45 Verso:
New Abbey, near Dumfries 1831
D25850
Turner Bequest CCLXVI 45a
Pencil on white wove paper, 114 x 187 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This faint sketch shows New Abbey and Criffell near Dumfries. However, the abbey and hill are separate sketches as New Abbey (only the tower of which is portrayed) is seen from the north-west (judging by the position of the two gables), so the hill should appear more to the right. A serpentine line below the abbey indicates the river New Abbey Pow. Of all the New Abbey sketches in this book the ones closest to this are on folio 49 (D25857).
See folio 46 (D25851) for other views of New Abbey.

Thomas Ardill
September 2009

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘New Abbey, near Dumfries 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-new-abbey-near-dumfries-r1134217, accessed 20 September 2024.