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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Bridgnorth from High Rock ?1831

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Bridgnorth from High Rock’ ?1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 77 Recto:
Bridgnorth from High Rock ?1831
D22291
Turner Bequest CCXXXIX 76
Pencil on white wove paper, 114 x 191 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘76’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCXXXIX – 76’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Bridgnorth is seen across the valley of the River Severn from High Rock. The tower of St Leonard’s Church dominates the town, with St Mary Magdalene’s Church and the adjacent castle ruins in the distance towards the left. There is a similar view on folios 75 verso–76 recto (D22288, D22289; Turner Bequest CCXXXIX 74a, 75). For other views of Bridgnorth, see under folio 1 recto (D22151).

Matthew Imms
April 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Bridgnorth from High Rock ?1831 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, April 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-bridgnorth-from-high-rock-r1148939, accessed 22 September 2024.