DrawingsBritish19th century

Ruined Castle on a Hill

1801

Artists

Joseph Mallord William TurnerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite and transparent watercolor on cream wove paper, darkened

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

26.3 x 41.7 cm (10 3/8 x 16 7/16 in.)

Provenance

John Ruskin; to Charles Eliot Norton, sold; to James Loeb, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1907

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