Joseph Mallord William Turner

Dudley: The Castle and Priory with St Thomas’s Church Beyond; the Priory

1830

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Birmingham and Coventry Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 78 × 110 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D22427
Turner Bequest CCXL 55

Catalogue entry

As part of unpublished Turner research informed by local knowledge, Dr Bernard Richards 1 confirmed this as a view of the ruined keep Dudley Castle from the wooded slopes below (now occupied by Dudley Zoo), looking south-west to the spire of St Thomas’s Church. Inverted at the top right is Dudley Priory, continued from the similar prospect on folio 54 verso opposite (D22426).

There are variations on this view on folios 55 verso–56 recto and 56 verso (D22428–D22430). For other views of Dudley, see under folio 39 recto (D22395).

Matthew Imms
August 2013

Conversation with the author, 14 May 2013.

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