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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Galashiels: Gala Hill 1834

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Galashiels: Gala Hill’ 1834
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 46 Recto:
Galashiels: Gala Hill 1834
D26184
Turner Bequest CCLXVIII 46
Pencil on white wove paper, 111 x 181 mm
Inscribed in red ink by John Ruskin ‘46’ bottom left descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CCLXVIII – 46’ bottom left descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This rather rough sketch probably depicts Gala Hill to the south of Galashiels in the Scottish Borders. Taken from the north side of the Gala Water, this is one of several sketches made as Turner travelled from Galashiels to Abbotsford and Melrose. For further references to sketches of Galashiels and details about the context of his visit to the town, see folio 42 verso (D26177).
There is a pale brown stain across the right of this page.

Thomas Ardill
January 2011

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Galashiels: Gala Hill 1834 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, January 2011, 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-galashiels-gala-hill-r1136112, accessed 20 September 2024.