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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Launceston from the West 1814

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Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 72 Recto:
Launceston from the West 1814
D09818
Turner Bequest CXXXIV 26
Pencil on white wove paper with gilt edges, 179 x 254 mm
Inscribed by Turner ‘Road and ‘[...]’ towards bottom right
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CXXXIV – 26’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Launceston Castle is seen above the town to east across the valley from the vicinity of Catherine’s Hill. For other views of the castle and the surrounding town, see under folio 70 recto (D09873; Turner Bequest CXXXIV 72).
Technical notes:
There is a slight loss or paper fault at the top edge, to the left of centre.
Verso:
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Matthew Imms
July 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Launceston from the 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-west-r1147432, accessed 19 April 2024.