Watercolour on paper
‘Rivers of England’ Watercolours
‘Rivers of England’ Watercolours
Rivers of England c.1822-4
Rivers of England c.1822-4
Northumberland
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/joseph-mallord-william-turner-558" aria-label="More by Joseph Mallord William Turner" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Joseph Mallord William Turner</a>
Norham Castle on River Tweed
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
adults
animals: mammals
architecture
boat, barge
castle
cow
England
England, North East
England, Northern
figure
hill
landscape
military
Norham, Norham Castle
Northumberland
people
places
river
River Tweed
society
transport: water
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
UK natural features
water: inland
<p>When he revisited the castle in 1831 Turner is reported to have said, 'I made a drawing or painting of Norham several years since. It took, and from that day to this I have had as much to do as my hands could execute.' In all his depictions the castle is seen at dawn, its dark form given emphasis by the rising sun beyond, an effect which must have been one of Turner's chief joys in repeating the subject so often. This watercolour was executed in the early 1820s for a group of views of the Rivers of England by which time he had already included a similar view in his Liber Studiorum.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
10 November 2006 – 19 February 2007
2007-02-19
10 November 2006 – 19 February 2007
2007-02-19
2006-11-10
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2006-11-10
Norham Castle
Collection based display
1 October 2007 – 21 September 2008
2008-09-21
1 October 2007 – 6 January 2008
2008-01-06
2007-10-01
National Gallery of Art (Washington DC, USA)
10 February 2008 – 18 May 2008
2008-05-18
2008-02-10
Dallas Museum of Art (Dallas, USA)
http://www.DallasMuseumofArt.org
23 June 2008 – 21 September 2008
2008-09-21
2008-06-23
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, USA)
http://www.metmuseum.org
2007-10-01
JMW Turner
Tate partnerships & programmes
26 May 2017 – 2 September 2017
2017-09-02
26 May 2017 – 2 September 2017
2017-09-02
2017-05-26
Southampton City Art Gallery (Southampton, UK)
http://www.southampton.gov.uk/leisure/arts
2017-05-26
Capture the Castle
Loan-out
25 May 2019 – 31 August 2020
2020-08-31
25 May 2019 – 13 October 2019
2019-10-13
2019-05-25
Granary Gallery (Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK)
26 October 2019 – 5 January 2020
2020-01-05
2019-10-26
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Trust (Carlisle, UK)
18 January 2020 – 31 August 2020
2020-08-31
2020-01-18
Mercer Art Gallery (Harrogate, UK)
http://www.harrogate.gov.uk/immediacy-1405#MercerArtGallery
2019-05-25
Turner - Northern Exposure
Loan-out
11 March 2022 – 18 June 2022
2022-06-18
11 March 2022 – 18 June 2022
2022-06-18
2022-03-11
Turner Contemporary (Margate, UK)
2022-03-11
JMW Turner
Loan-out
Norham Castle, on the River Tweed
support: 156 × 216 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the <a href="/search?gid=999999781" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Turner Bequest</a> 1856
<p>When he revisited the castle in 1831 Turner is reported to have said, 'I made a <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/d/drawing" title="Glossary definition for 'Drawing'"><span>drawing</span></a> or <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>painting</span></a> of Norham several years since. It took, and from that day to this I have had as much to do as my hands could execute.' In all his depictions the castle is seen at dawn, its dark form given emphasis by the rising sun beyond, an effect which must have been one of Turner's chief joys in repeating the subject so often. This <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/w/watercolour" title="Glossary definition for 'Watercolour'"><span>watercolour</span></a> was executed in the early 1820s for a group of views of the Rivers of England by which time he had already included a similar view in his Liber Studiorum.</p>
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