J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > East Sussex c.1806-20 > Herstmonceux and Pevensey Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Distant Castle Seen through Trees c.1806-10

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Distant Castle Seen through Trees’ c.1806-10
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 3 Recto:
A Distant Castle Seen through Trees circa 1806–10
D05620
Turner Bequest XCI 3
Pencil and white chalk on cream wove paper, prepared with a buff wash, 201 x 128 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘3’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘XCI 3’ bottom right
Blind-stamped with the Turner Bequest monogram, bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The castle is not identifiable as only a small part is visible.
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David Blayney Brown
March 2011

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘A Distant Castle Seen through Trees c.1806–10 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, March 2011, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-a-distant-castle-seen-through-trees-r1130930, accessed 23 April 2024.