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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner ?Civita Castellana 1819

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘?Civita Castellana’ 1819
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 77 Recto:
?Civita Castellana 1819
D14803
Turner Bequest CLXXVII 77
Pencil on white wove paper, 110 x 186 mm
Inscribed by the artist in pencil ‘Red’ to right of group of figures and ‘[?P ?Chiaro]’ bottom right and ‘[?Bridge]’ and ‘[?Tea...]’ and ‘Via F’ bottom centre left
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘77’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CLXXVII 77’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The subject of this sketch is not conclusively identified although it appears to show buildings above a steep ravine, probably at Civita Castellana, see folios 75 verso–76 (D14800–1). There is a bridge in the bottom right-hand corner.

Nicola Moorby
November 2008

How to cite

Nicola Moorby, ‘?Civita Castellana 1819 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, November 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-civita-castellana-r1138966, accessed 24 April 2024.