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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Ruins of the Chapel of Greyfriars, Winchelsea c.1816-19

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Ruins of the Chapel of Greyfriars, Winchelsea’ c.1816-19
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 71 Recto:
Ruins of the Chapel of Greyfriars, Winchelsea circa 1816–19
D10534
Turner Bequest CXL 64
Pencil on white wove paper, 155 x 95 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in blue ink ‘64’ top left, running vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXL 64’ top right, running vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This very slight sketch includes the ruins with arched ruins also drawn on folios 69 verso and 70 verso of the sketchbook (D10531, 10533; Turner Bequest CXL 62a, 63a).

David Blayney Brown
July 2011

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘Ruins of the Chapel of Greyfriars, Winchelsea 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-ruins-of-the-chapel-of-greyfriars-winchelsea-r1131528, accessed 18 September 2024.