Joseph Mallord William Turner

Powis Castle from the South-West

1798

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In Tate Britain

Prints and Drawings Room

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Hereford Court Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 229 × 332 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D01316
Turner Bequest XXXVIII 62

Catalogue entry

A nearer view of Powis Castle is on folio 94 recto (D01315; Turner Bequest XXXVIII 61), under which the subject is discussed.
Technical notes:
There is a repair to a 40 mm tear at right angles to the outer edge of the sheet, below the drawing
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

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