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William Turner of Oxford, O.W.S. (1782-1862)
Lot 18

William Turner of Oxford, O.W.S. (1782-1862)

View of Harlech Castle with the Mawddach Estuary beyond

Closed4 June 2008

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William Turner of Oxford, O.W.S. (1782-1862)
View of Harlech Castle with the Mawddach Estuary beyond
pencil and watercolour, with gum arabic
10¾ x 15 1/8 in. (27.3 x 38.4 cm.)

Specialist note

It is tempting to assume the present watercolour is the one exhibited at the Royal Watercolour Society in 1831, no. 106. Turner exhibited several Welsh views around this time, but very few after his trip to Scotland in 1838.

We are grateful to Timothy Wilcox for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.