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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > West Country and Yorkshire 1814-17 > Devon Rivers, No.1 Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Okehampton from near the Castle 1814

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Okehampton from near the Castle’ 1814
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 51 Recto:
Okehampton from near the Castle 1814
D09534
Turner Bequest CXXXII 51
Pencil on white wove paper, 90 x 152 mm
Part watermark ‘y Mill | 1812’
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘51’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CXXXII – 51’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
After studies of Okehampton Castle on preceding pages, Okehampton itself is seen from near the castle, looking north downstream along the West Okement River. On the hill at the top left is the tall tower of All Saints Church at a slight remove from the town, while the squatter tower of St James’s Chapel seems to be lightly indicated against the hill on the right. The exact viewpoint is difficult to establish on account of later buildings and tree growth in the valley. For other views of Okehampton, see under folio 43 recto (D09526).
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Matthew Imms
June 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Okehampton from near the Castle 1814 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, June 2014, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, September 2014, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-okehampton-from-near-the-castle-r1147080, accessed 20 September 2024.