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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Launceston from the South-West 1814

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Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 69 Recto:
Launceston from the South-West 1814
D09817
Turner Bequest CXXXIV 25
Pencil on white wove paper with gilt edges, 179 x 254 mm
Inscribed by Turner ‘Road’ bottom centre
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CXXXIV – 25’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Later developments and trees make the viewpoint uncertain, but Launceston Castle and the adjacent St Mary Magdalene’s Church are seen across the valley to the north-east, apparently from the vicinity of Western Road south of the modern A30 road.

For other views of Launceston Castle and the surrounding town, see under folio 70 recto (D09873; Turner Bequest CXXXIV 72).
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Matthew Imms
July 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Launceston 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-launceston-from-the-south-west-r1147429, accessed 26 April 2024.