Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775 - 1851
Summary
Coastal scene with a ruined castle on a promontory in the background, overlooking a bay. Waves crash on to a beach in the foreground to the left where a group of figures crowd round a shipwreck to the left. A figure in uniform mounted on a horse stands beside the group. There are buildings at the foot of the cliff in the middle ground to the left. Reflections can be seen in the wet sand.
Object Name
Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland
Creators Name
Date Created
1829 (circa)
Dimensions
support: 29.1cm x 42.5cm
accession number
1917.110
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
watercolour
gouache
Credit
Mr James Thomas Blair bequest, 1917.
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