Stirling Castle from King’s Park; and Holy Rude Parish Church

1834

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Stirling and Edinburgh Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 113 x 190 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D26355
Turner Bequest CCLXIX 51

Catalogue entry

The sketches on this page were made from King’s Park to the west of Stirling Castle. At the top of the page is a view of the castle which sits on the steep Castle Rock. Just beneath the rock to the right is Snowdon House (since demolished for Snowdon Cemetery; see also folio 50; D26353). The sketch beneath is of the Parish Church of the Holy Rude which is just to the south of the castle. This sketch could therefore be considered as a continuation of the sketch above. At the very left of the page is another view of the church, this time continued from the sketch on folio 50. There is a view of the castle and Holy Rude church together on the reverse of this page (folio 51 verso; D26356).

This is one of several sketches of Stirling Castle from the King’s Park to the south-west (see folio 49 verso; D26352). For a full list of Turner’s sketches of Stirling see folio 44 verso (D26342).

Thomas Ardill
October 2010

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