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 34 Recto:
Bothwell Castle from the South 1834
D26325
Turner Bequest CCLXIX 34
Pencil on off-white wove paper, 190 x 113 mm
Inscribed in blue ink by John Ruskin ‘34’ top left running vertically and ‘340’ top right running vertically
Stamped in black ‘CCLXIX 34’ top right running vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
These three sketches of Bothwell Castle were made from the River Clyde to the south, and were drawn as Turner made his way along the riverside path towards Bothwell Bridge (folio 31; D26319). The sequence of sketches continues from folios 28 verso–30 (D26314–D26317). For a full list of sketches of Bothwell Castle see folio 26 (D26309).

Thomas Ardill
February 2011

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Bothwell Castle from the South 1834 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, February 2011, 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-r1136255, accessed 01 July 2024.