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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Carlisle Castle 1831

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Carlisle Castle’ 1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 16 Verso:
Carlisle Castle 1831
D25555
Turner Bequest CCLXIV 16a
Pencil on white wove paper, 74 x 94 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the sketchbook turned to the right at the fore-edge of the page is a sketch of Carlisle Castle. It is recognisable by comparison with a sketch in the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border sketchbook (Tate D25849; Turner Bequest CCLXVI 45) which shows exactly the same view of the castle, though in more detail and with Carlisle Cathedral in the background.

Thomas Ardill
September 2009

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Carlisle Castle 1831 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, September 2009, 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-carlisle-castle-r1133914, accessed 20 September 2024.