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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Ruins of Dryburgh Abbey 1831

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Ruins of Dryburgh Abbey’ 1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 73 Verso:
Ruins of Dryburgh Abbey 1831
D26059
Turner Bequest CCLXVII 75a
Pencil on off-white wove writing paper, 113 x 185 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the book inverted are two sketches made during Turner’s visit to Dryburgh Abbey. At the left is a continuation of a sketch on folio 74 (D26060; CCLXVII 76) of the view looking north from near the abbey, showing in this page the twisting route of the River Tweed. At the right of the page is a sketch of part of the ruins of the abbey.
See folio 9 (D25942; CCLXVII 9) for more information on Turner’s visit to Dryburgh Abbey.

Thomas Ardill
September 2009

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘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-ruins-of-dryburgh-abbey-r1134427, accessed 24 April 2024.