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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Tamworth Castle and St Editha's Church 1830

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Tamworth Castle and St Editha's Church’ 1830
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 34 Recto:
Tamworth Castle and St Editha’s Church 1830
D22385
Turner Bequest CCXL 34
Pencil on white wove paper, 68 x 110 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘O[...]’ bottom left and ‘W Tame’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCXL – 34’ top left, upside down
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Inverted relative to the sketchbook’s foliation, the view is eastwards along the valley of the River Tame towards Tamworth Castle, with St Editha’s Church beyond. There is a detailed sketch of the church on the verso (D22386). For other views of Tamworth see under folio 32 verso (D22382).
Technical notes:
This leaf is affected by the extensive pale brown, mottled staining which extends throughout this particular gathering (folios 31–42; D22379–D22402) and also folios 30 and 43 recto and verso (D22377, D22378, D22403, D22404), as discussed in the Technical notes to the sketchbook’s Introduction.

Matthew Imms
August 2013

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Tamworth Castle and St Editha’s Church 1830 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, August 2013, 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-tamworth-castle-and-st-edithas-church-r1148535, accessed 20 September 2024.