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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Ramparts at Montivilliers, Normandy 1832

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Ramparts at Montivilliers, Normandy’ 1832
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 95 Recto:
Ramparts at Montivilliers, Normandy 1832
D24069
Turner Bequest CCLIV 95
Pencil on white wove paper, 174 x 117 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘95’ top right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black ink ‘CCLIV – 95’ top right, ascending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the sketchbook turned horizontally, Turner filled this page with a depiction of the northern outskirts of Montivilliers in Normandy which is situated about seven miles north-east of the port at Le Havre. The ramparts with a large round tower seen at the centre of the page are described in a more cursory fashion on folio 94 verso opposite (D24068; Turner Bequest CCLIV 94a). Several figures are dotted around the scene including an individual seated on a tussock at the right-hand edge of the page, another perched on the ramparts, and a further group, possibly mounted, making its way along the road. A list of pages in this volume featuring views of Montivilliers is provided in the entry for folio 96 recto (D24071; Turner Bequest CCLIV 96).

John Chu
July 2014

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Ramparts at Montivilliers, Normandy 1832 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, July 2014, 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-ramparts-at-montivilliers-normandy-r1173474, accessed 25 April 2024.