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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Okehampton Castle from the South-West 1814

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Okehampton Castle from the South-West’ 1814
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 62 Recto:
Okehampton Castle from the South-West 1814
D09868
Turner Bequest CXXXIV 67
Pencil on white wove paper with gilt edges, 179 x 254 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘W | Light’ towards bottom right
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CXXXIV – 67’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The castle ruins are seen from the south-west. The town of Okehampton lies to the north-east, down the valley of the West Okement to the right. For other views of the town and castle, see under folio 59 recto (D09814; Turner Bequest CXXXIV 22).
Technical notes:
There is some dark spotting at the top edge, showing through from the back of the sheet.
Verso:
Blank, save for inscription by John Ruskin in red ink ‘933’ bottom left

Matthew Imms
July 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Okehampton Castle from the South-West 1814 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, July 2014, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, September 2014, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-okehampton-castle-from-the-south-west-r1147422, accessed 26 April 2024.