Graphite, brush and ink, watercolour and gouache on paper
Watercolours and Drawings Related to the 1797 North of England Tour, and Other Subjects
Watercolours and Drawings Related to the 1797 North of England Tour, and Other Subjects
North of England 1797-1801
North of England 1797-1801
Northumberland
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
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Dunstanburgh Castle South
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
castle
cliff
Dunstanburgh Castle
England
England, North East
England, Northern
hill
landscape
medieval
military
Northumberland
periods and styles
places
rocky
sea
seascapes and coasts
UK counties
UK countries and regions
UK man-made landmarks
<p>Dunstanburgh Castle lies on an exposed stretch of the Northumberland coast, not far from Alnwick. Although Turner seems to have explored the castle only once, it was one of the subjects he depicted most often in his career, its ruins allowing him to meditate on the contrasts between past and present. The two studies shown here acted as preliminary stages for one of the oil paintings Turner submitted to the Royal Academy exhibition in the spring after his tour ('Dunstanborough Castle, N.E. Coast of Northumberland. Sun-Rise after a Squally Night', National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne).</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite brush ink watercolour gouache
Dunstanburgh Castle from the South
support: 263 × 335 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>Dunstanburgh Castle lies on an exposed stretch of the Northumberland coast, not far from Alnwick. Although Turner seems to have explored the castle only once, it was one of the subjects he depicted most often in his career, its ruins allowing him to meditate on the contrasts between past and present. The two studies shown here acted as preliminary stages for one of the oil <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>paintings</span></a> Turner submitted to the Royal Academy exhibition in the spring after his tour ('Dunstanborough Castle, N.E. Coast of Northumberland. Sun-Rise after a Squally Night', National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne).</p>
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