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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Views of the Ruins at Richborough c.1830

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Views of the Ruins at Richborough’ c.1830
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 9 Recto:
Views of the Ruins at Richborough c.1830
D35773
Turner Bequest CCCLXIII 9
Pencil on white wove paper, 76 x 98 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘Richborough’ towards top right
Inscribed in red ink by John Ruskin ‘9’ top left, upside down
Stamped in black ‘CCCLXIII – 9’ top left, upside down
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Inverted relative to the sketchbook’s foliation, there are four views here dominated by the Roman ruins at Richborough Castle (ancient Rutupiae), in open country about a mile north-west of Sandwich (see under folio 6 recto; D35767).
The bottom sketch shows a boat on the River Stour east of the site. For other sketches, see under folio 7 recto (D35769).

Matthew Imms
September 2016

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Views of the Ruins at Richborough c.1830 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, September 2016, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-views-of-the-ruins-at-richborough-r1183736, accessed 25 April 2024.