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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Ruins of Elgin Cathedral from the East 1831

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Ruins of Elgin Cathedral from the East’ 1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 132 Recto:
Ruins of Elgin Cathedral from the East 1831
D27203
Turner Bequest CCLXXVII 132
Pencil on off-white wove paper, 104 x 163 mm
Inscribed in red ink by John Ruskin ‘132’ top right running vertically
Stamped in black ‘CCLXXVII 132’ top right running vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This rough sketch shows Elgin Cathedral from the east, with the two-arched stone bridge over the River Lossie to the east. Two square shapes at the right of the sketch represent the two towers at the west of the structure. There are sketches from close by on folio 131 verso (D27202). Turner made a full circuit of Elgin Cathedral, making sketches from every side: see folio 139 (D27215) for references.

Thomas Ardill
May 2010

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Ruins of Elgin Cathedral from the East 1831 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, May 2010, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-ruins-of-elgin-cathedral-from-the-east-r1135569, accessed 30 June 2024.