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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Chester Castle and the Old Dee Bridge ?1831

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Chester Castle and the Old Dee Bridge’ ?1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 63 Recto:
Chester Castle and the Old Dee Bridge ?1831
D22267
Turner Bequest CCXXXIX 63
Pencil on white wove paper, 114 x 191 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘2’ and ‘12’ above centre, and ‘7 | 5’ right of centre
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘63’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCXXXIX – 63’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The view is north-west across the River Dee, with Chester Castle above the Old Dee Bridge and the nearby weir, from the bank near Mill Street and Salmon Leap. To the right of the bridge is the arch through the city walls leading to Lower Bridge Street. Compare the view from higher up on folio 62 verso opposite (D22266).
For other views of Chester, see under folio 14 verso (D22176).

Matthew Imms
April 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Chester Castle and the Old Dee Bridge ?1831 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, April 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-chester-castle-and-the-old-dee-bridge-r1148913, accessed 20 September 2024.