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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner A Castle among Trees, with Hills Beyond c.1799-1800

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Castle among Trees, with Hills Beyond’ c.1799-1800
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 130 Recto:
A Castle among Trees, with Hills Beyond c.1799–1800
D03969
Turner Bequest LXVI 129
Pencil on blue laid paper, 83 x 166 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘129’ top right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black ‘LXVI – 129’ top right, ascending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Made with the pages turned vertically, the drawing is continued on folio 129 verso opposite (D03968; Turner Bequest LXVI 128a), under which the subject is discussed.

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘A Castle among Trees, with Hills Beyond c.1799–1800 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 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-a-castle-among-trees-with-hills-beyond-r1180209, accessed 24 April 2024.