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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > West Country 1811 > Devonshire Coast, No.1 Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Christchurch Priory from the Stanpit Marshes 1811

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Christchurch Priory from the Stanpit Marshes’ 1811
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 24 Recto:
Christchurch Priory from the Stanpit Marshes 1811
D08406
Turner Bequest CXXIII 24
Pencil on white wove writing paper, 75 x 117 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘24’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXXIII – 24’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Finberg’s qualified identification is correct, as the view is across the marshland bordering the harbour at Christchurch, south-east of the priory. There is a similar sketch on folio 34 recto (D08425) and an elaborate drawing of the church from the north, possibly made on the same occasion, in the Vale of Heathfield sketchbook (Tate D10310; Turner Bequest CXXXVII 67).
For other sketches made around Christchurch see under folio 22 recto (D08403).

Matthew Imms
June 2011

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Christchurch Priory from the Stanpit Marshes 1811 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, June 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-christchurch-priory-from-the-stanpit-marshes-r1136883, accessed 23 April 2024.