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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > Scotland 1818-20 > Bass Rock and Edinburgh Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Spires of Edinburgh 1818

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Spires of Edinburgh’ 1818
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 62 Recto:
Spires of Edinburgh 1818
D13431
Turner Bequest CLXV 60
Pencil on white laid paper, 99 x 159 mm
Stamped in black ‘CLXV 60’ top right running vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
In this faint view of Edinburgh, perhaps made from Calton Hill, Turner has concentrated exclusively on the spires, domes and lanterns roofs that occupy the Edinburgh skyline. At the top left of the page is a detail, perhaps of two windows.

Thomas Ardill
November 2007

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Spires of Edinburgh 1818 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, November 2007, 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-spires-of-edinburgh-r1131977, accessed 20 September 2024.