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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > Wales 1798 > Cyfarthfa Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Ruined Tower of a Castle, Seen from the Water 1798

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘The Ruined Tower of a Castle, Seen from the Water’ 1798
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
The Ruined Tower of a Castle, Seen from the Water 1798
D01674
Turner Bequest XLI 41
Pencil and watercolour on white wove paper, 285 x 461 mm
Watermark ‘1794 | J Whatman’
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram towards bottom left
Inscribed by a later hand, possibly A.J. Finberg’s, in blue ink ‘39’ bottom left
Inscribed in pencil ‘41’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘XLI – 41’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
It is possible that this is a view of Usk Castle seen from the river, perhaps taken from the bridge.
Technical notes:
The sheet is faded from exposure. There is a crease across its whole width, on average 50 mm from the bottom edge.
Verso:
Blank; not stamped.

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘The Ruined Tower of a Castle, Seen from the Water 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-ruined-tower-of-a-castle-seen-from-the-water-r1173288, accessed 16 April 2024.