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

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8

Joseph Mallord William Turner Launceston from the South-West 1814

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Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 73 Recto:
Launceston from the South-West 1814
D09819
Turner Bequest CXXXIV 27
Pencil on white wove paper with gilt edges, 179 x 254 mm
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CXXXIV – 27’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Launceston Castle is seen above the town to the north-east across the valley from the vicinity of Chapel Hill. For other views of the castle and the surrounding town, see under folio 70 recto (D09873; Turner Bequest CXXXIV 72).
Verso:
Blank. There is a dark strip, apparently of dust or dirt, along the top edge towards the left.

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-r1147433, accessed 28 March 2024.