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This is a study of Arundel Castle, the ancient estate of the Dukes of Norfolk constructed in 1068 (see Tate
D18418; Turner Bequest CCX 63). Turner has rendered the castle in detail, leaving the Motte cursorily described. The artist has inscribed a few notes at top left, so diminutive in size that only a few of the words are legible: ‘[?Mot]’ (presumably signifying ‘motte’), ‘[?Rus]’ (possibly ‘rustication’ of the masonry) and ‘[?arrow]’ (arrow loops). This sketch is associated with Turner’s watercolour designs for W.B. Cooke’s
Rivers of England:
Arundel Castle on the River Arun, with a Rainbow (Tate
D18139; Turner Bequest CCVIII F) and
Arundel Castle on the River Arun (Tate
D18140; Turner Bequest CCVIII G).
1For other sketches of Arundel Castle in this book see Tate
D18419–D18461; Turner Bequest CCX 63–84a. See also Tate
D22819–D22820,
D22847–D22848,
D22881–D22884,
D22887,
D22900–D22901,
D22936,
D23002–D23010; Turner Bequest CCXLV 21a–22, 38a–39, 60a–62, 63a, 70a–71, CCXLVI 22, 86a–91.
Alice Rylance-Watson
February 2015
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