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 Dunster Castle 1811

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Dunster Castle’ 1811
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 228 Recto:
Dunster Castle 1811
D08768
Turner Bequest CXXIII 225
Pencil on white wove writing paper, 75 x 117 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘225’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXXIII – 225’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The Somerset castle is seen from the east, with the Conygar Tower on the right in the distance. There is a more detailed view from nearby in the contemporary Somerset and North Devon sketchbook (Tate D08953; Turner Bequest CXXVI 7). For other views of Dunster, see under folio 19 verso (D08398).
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Matthew Imms
June 2011

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Dunster Castle 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-dunster-castle-r1137247, accessed 20 April 2024.