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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Part of the Ruins of Dryburgh Abbey 1831

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Part of the Ruins of Dryburgh Abbey’ 1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 70 Verso:
Part of the Ruins of Dryburgh Abbey 1831
D26053
Turner Bequest CCLXVII 72a
Pencil on off-white wove writing paper, 113 x 185 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This rather rough sketch, made with the book inverted, may show part of the ruins of Dryburgh Abbey, perhaps the chapter house from the south, although it is too vague to be certain. There are more certain views of the abbey on folios 71–73 verso (D26054–D26059; CCLXVII 73–75a).

Thomas Ardill
September 2009

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Part of the Ruins of Dryburgh Abbey 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-part-of-the-ruins-of-dryburgh-abbey-r1134421, accessed 19 April 2024.