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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Conwy: The Castle from the West 1798

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Conwy: The Castle from the West’ 1798
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 85 Recto:
Conwy: The Castle from the West 1798
D01307
Turner Bequest XXXVIII 53
Pencil on white wove paper, 229 x 332 mm
Blind-stamped lower centre with Turner Bequest monogram
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘53’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XXXVIII 53’ bottom left, descending vertically
The viewpoint is similar to that of folio 80 recto (D01303; Turner Bequest XXXVIII 50), though closer under the walls of the castle. Other views of Conwy in this book are on the rectos of folios 80–84 and 86 (D01303–D01306, D01336, D01308; Turner Bequest XXXVIII 50, 50a, 51, 52, 82, 54).
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Conwy: The Castle from the West 1798 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, May 2013, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, April 2015, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-conwy-the-castle-from-the-west-r1173225, accessed 22 September 2024.