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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Portchester Castle ?1824

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Portchester Castle’ ?1824
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 12 Verso:
Portchester Castle ?1824
D17936
Turner Bequest CCVI 12a
Pencil on white wove paper, 160 x 100 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the page turned vertically, there are three studies of Portchester Castle from Waterside Lane. At the top is the north-west corner of the keep, in the middle it and the lower range along the outer perimeter are seen from the north, while below the same buildings are seen from the north-east, an aspect now partly obscured by trees. See also the studies on folio 11 verso and the recto (D17934, D17935).
This is one of a continuous series of views around Portsmouth between folios 1 recto and 20 recto (D17913–D17951); many appear to have been made from a boat; for the overall sequence and details of the most prominent buildings and defences, see the Introduction.

Matthew Imms
December 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Portchester Castle ?1824 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, December 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-portchester-castle-r1172653, accessed 20 May 2024.