Joseph Mallord William Turner

Calton Hill

1818

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Bass Rock and Edinburgh Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 99 × 159 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D13421
Turner Bequest CLXV 55

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This slight sketch shows the gentle ascent of Calton Hill leading to Nelson’s Monument at its summit. Turner made numerous sketches of and from Calton Hill, often focusing on the newly erected (1807–15) monument (see folio 54 verso; D13416; CLXV 52a).

Thomas Ardill
November 2007

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