Chalk and pen and ink on paper
The House and Grounds at East Cowes Castle
The House and Grounds at East Cowes Castle
Isle of Wight 1827
Isle of Wight 1827
Isle of Wight
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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East Cowes Castle West with Figures among Trees near Steps below Conservatory
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
adults
architecture
castle
East Cowes, East Cowes Castle
eating and drinking
England
England, South East
England, Southern
features
garden
garden structures
group
groups
Isle of Wight
landscape
leisure and pastimes
man
military
people
picnic
places
stair / step
tree
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
woman
wooded
<p>During the summer of 1827, Turner  was a guest at East Cowes Castle, on  the Isle of Wight, the home of the architect John Nash. There he produced a group  of oil sketches showing Nash's neo-gothic castle as a distant landmark.</p><p>During his stay Turner also made a large group of pen and ink studies, including the two shown here. In these he noted the distinctive characteristics of the building, and the impact it had on the surrounding landscape. The sketches verge on the fanciful. Some include exotically dressed figures more appropriate to the middle ages than the early-nineteenth century.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique chalk pen ink
12 August 2002 – 11 May 2003
2003-05-11
12 August 2002 – 11 May 2003
2003-05-11
2002-08-12
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2002-08-12
Turner Watercolours
Collection based display
30 March 2007 – 4 November 2007
2007-11-04
30 March 2007
2007-03-30
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2007-03-30
Colour and Line: Turner's Experiments 2
Collection based display
8 February 2013 – 13 April 2014
2014-04-13
8 February 2013 – 19 May 2013
2013-05-19
2013-02-08
Art Gallery of South Australia (Adelaide, Australia)
http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au
4 June 2013 – 8 September 2013
2013-09-08
2013-06-04
National Gallery of Australia (Canberra, Australia)
8 October 2013 – 18 December 2013
2013-12-18
2013-10-08
Toyko Metropolitan Art Museum (Toyko, Japan)
1 January 2014 – 13 April 2014
2014-04-13
2014-01-01
Kobe City Museum (Kobe, Japan)
2013-02-08
J.M.W. Turner: Makings of a Master
Loan-out
East Cowes Castle from the West, with Figures among Trees near the Steps below the Conservatory
support: 190 × 140 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
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During the summer of 1827, Turner <br/>
was a guest at East Cowes Castle, on <br/>
the Isle of Wight, the home of the architect John Nash. There he produced a group <br/>
of oil sketches showing Nash's neo-gothic castle as a distant landmark.</p>
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During his stay Turner also made a large group of <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/pen-and-ink" title="Glossary definition for 'Pen and Ink'"><span>pen and ink</span></a> studies, including the two shown here. In these he noted the distinctive characteristics of the building, and the impact it had on the surrounding landscape. The sketches verge on the fanciful. Some include exotically dressed figures more appropriate to the middle ages than the early-nineteenth century.</p>
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