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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Details of the South Front of Middleham Castle 1816

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Details of the South Front of Middleham Castle’ 1816
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 53 Recto:
Details of the South Front of Middleham Castle 1816
D10965
Turner Bequest CXLIV 53
Pencil on white wove paper, 97 x 154 mm
Inscribed, possibly John Ruskin, in blue ink bled-out in red ‘53’ bottom right, descending vertically (see main catalogue entry)
Stamped in black ‘CXLIV 53’, bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Following views of the west and north fronts of Middleham Castle on folio 52 verso (D10964), Turner has now attempted to study the south side of the building. From the inaccuracy of the detail, it appears that Turner must have been struggling to obtain a clear view of this aspect as well.
For Middleham in this sketchbook see folio 47 verso (D10954).
See Introduction and Technical notes to this sketchbook for the change of ink colour, apparently from blue to red, in the numbering of this page.

David Hill
January 2009

How to cite

David Hill, ‘Details of the South Front of Middleham Castle 1816 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, January 2009, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2013, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-details-of-the-south-front-of-middleham-castle-r1144153, accessed 19 September 2024.