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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Camber Castle c.1816-19

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Camber Castle’ c.1816-19
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 61 Recto:
Camber Castle circa 1816–19
D10514
Turner Bequest CXL 54
Pencil on white wove paper, 155 x 95 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘W’ above image, left of centre
Inscribed by John Ruskin in blue ink ‘CXL 54’ top left, running vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXL 54’ top right, running vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This very quick outline is definitely of Camber Castle, as suggested by Finberg, rather than a Martello tower. Turner has drawn the central block from inside the walls. The same view is repeated, with rather more detail, on folio 60 verso of the sketchbook (D10513; Turner Bequest 53a). There is a view of the castle from the surrounding levels on folio 62 (D10516; Turner Bequest CXL 55).

David Blayney Brown
July 2011

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘Camber Castle c.1816–19 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, July 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-camber-castle-r1131508, accessed 19 September 2024.