Joseph Mallord William Turner

Lydford Castle and St Petroc’s Church

1814

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Devon Rivers, No.1 Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 90 × 152 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D09520
Turner Bequest CXXXII 37

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This slight sketch shows the profiles of Lydford Castle and the adjacent St Petroc’s Church, looking north across the upper end of Lydford Gorge. There is a similar sketch on folio 38 recto (D09521). For other views around Lydford, see under folio 28 recto (D09510).

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Matthew Imms
June 2014

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Lydford Castle and St Petroc’s Church

1814

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