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 x 152 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D09521
Turner Bequest CXXXII 38

Catalogue entry

This very 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 37 recto (D09520). For other views around Lydford, see under folio 28 recto (D09510).

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Matthew Imms
June 2014

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