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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Walton near Brampton, Cumbria 1831

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Walton near Brampton, Cumbria’ 1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 42 Recto:
Walton near Brampton, Cumbria 1831
D25605
Turner Bequest CCLXIV 42
Pencil on white wove paper, 74 x 94 mm
Inscribed in pencil by Turner ‘Wallton’ centre right
Inscribed in red ink by John Ruskin ‘42’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCLXIV – 42’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The sketch on this page has been inscribed ‘Wallton’ by Turner. Considering his route in 1831 and the nearby sketchbook pages which depict Penrith and the western Scottish Borders, it is likely that this is the village of Walton near Brampton in Cumbria, and that Turner passed through it while visiting Naworth Castle on his route from Carlisle to Dumfries (see Tate D25817; Turner Bequest CCLXVI 29). If this is the case then the sketch is likely to show a view south along the King Water, just to the east of the village, with the Tendale Fells in the distance. There is an almost identical sketch, though half the size, at the bottom of folio 41 verso (D25604).

Thomas Ardill
September 2009

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Walton near Brampton, Cumbria 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-walton-near-brampton-cumbria-r1133965, accessed 19 September 2024.