Joseph Mallord William Turner

Dunster Castle and Blue Anchor Bay

1811

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Somerset and North Devon Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 200 × 324 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D08953
Turner Bequest CXXVI 7

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'Dunster Castle' (no.72) was apparently elaborated from this sketchbook.

Gallery label, February 1997

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