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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner View of Edinburgh from Calton Hill 1834

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘View of Edinburgh from Calton Hill’ 1834
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 80 Verso:
View of Edinburgh from Calton Hill 1834
D26413
Turner Bequest CCLXIX 80a
Pencil on off-white wove paper, 113 x 190 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This page continues a sketch from folio 81 (D26414) of Edinburgh from Calton Hill, one of a series of sketches of the city from this site; see folio 79 verso (D26411) for references. This half of the sketch shows the view to the north beyond the city to the Firth of Forth, while the other half of the sketch shows Edinburgh Castle and other city landmarks.

Thomas Ardill
February 2011

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘View of Edinburgh from Calton Hill 1834 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, February 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-view-of-edinburgh-from-calton-hill-r1136343, accessed 25 April 2024.