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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Urquhart Castle; and Loch Oich 1831

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Urquhart Castle; and Loch Oich’ 1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 11 Verso:
Urquhart Castle; and Loch Oich 1831
D26983
Turner Bequest CCLXXVI 11a
Pencil on off-white laid writing paper, 150 x 184 mm irregular
Inscribed in pencil by Turner ‘Loch Oich’ bottom centre
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Despite appearing on the same page as a sketch inscribed ‘Loch Oich’, the sketch at the top of this page is not Invergarry but Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness. The castle is seen from Loch Ness to the south-east and was made as Turner steamed passed on his journey north to Inverness. The viewpoint is similar to the sketch on folio 21 verso (D27003), meaning that having made that sketch he turned back to the present page to fill the empty space. For more information on Turner’s sketches of the castle see folio 19 (D26998).
It is hard to identify exactly the view of the ‘Loch Oich’ sketch at the bottom of the page. It may show a view west up the River Garry with Ben Tee to the left. Most of Turner’s sketches of the Loch depict Invergarry Castle (see folio 12; D26984).

Thomas Ardill
April 2010

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Urquhart Castle; and Loch Oich 1831 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, April 2010, 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-urquhart-castle-and-loch-oich-r1135348, accessed 25 April 2024.