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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Bothwell Castle from the South 1834

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Bothwell Castle from the South’ 1834
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 29 Verso:
Bothwell Castle from the South 1834
D26316
Turner Bequest CCLXIX 29a
Pencil on off-white wove paper, 113 x 190 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Bothwell Castle is seen here from the eastern bank of the River Clyde to the south. Having made a number of studies of the castle from close-to, Turner continued to sketch it as he made his way back to Bothwell Bridge. See folio 26 (D26309) for references.

Thomas Ardill
October 2010

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Bothwell Castle from the South 1834 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, October 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-bothwell-castle-from-the-south-r1136246, accessed 01 July 2024.