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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Neidpath Castle, Peebles, From the North 1834

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Neidpath Castle, Peebles, From the North’ 1834
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 6 Recto:
Neidpath Castle, Peebles, From the North 1834
D26105
Turner Bequest CCLXVIII 6
Pencil on white wove paper, 111 x 181 mm
Inscribed in red ink by John Ruskin ‘6’ bottom left descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CCLXVIII – 6’ bottom left descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This is one of the ten sketches that Turner made of Neidpath Castle near Peebles; see folio 5 (D26103) for references. It is the first of six sketches from the north showing the tower house with service buildings and the gateway to the left; see also folios 6 verso–7 verso, 8 verso–9 (D26106–D26108, D26110–D26111).

Thomas Ardill
December 2010

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Neidpath Castle, Peebles, From the North 1834 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, December 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-neidpath-castle-peebles-from-the-north-r1136033, accessed 21 November 2024.