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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner The Estuary of the Tywi (Towy), with Llanstephan Castle in the Distance 1798

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘The Estuary of the Tywi (Towy), with Llanstephan Castle in the Distance’ 1798
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 35 Recto:
The Estuary of the Tywi (Towy), with Llanstephan Castle in the Distance 1798
D01277
Turner Bequest XXXVIII 26
Pencil on white wove paper, 229 x 332 mm
Watermark ‘1794 | J Whatman’
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom centre
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘26’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XXXVIII 26’ bottom left, descending vertically
The viewpoint is probably a tavern at Llanfair, on the old road from Carmarthen to Llanstephan. Turner would naturally have stopped at this point for refreshment if not for lodgings. The spectacular view is now obtainable from a private garden; the road has been rerouted along the valley. See also the drawing on folio 36 recto (D01278; Turner Bequest XXXVIII 27), and the slight sketch in the Dynevor Castle sketchbook (Tate D01574–D01575; Turner Bequest XL 65a–66). Another drawing which may show Llanstephan is in the Swans sketchbook (Tate D01731–D01732; Turner Bequest XLII 56–57).
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘The Estuary of the Tywi (Towy), with Llanstephan Castle in the Distance 1798 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, May 2013, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, April 2015, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-the-estuary-of-the-tywi-towy-with-llanstephan-castle-in-the-r1173173, accessed 19 April 2024.