See Laugharne Castle, Caermarthenshire.
J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851
Laugharne Castle, Caermarthenshire c.1831
Watercolour, 31.2x47cm
Exhibitions: MBG 1833 (49)
Engraving:
Engraved by J. Horsburgh, 1833
Copper engraving, 16.7x23.8cm
Engraved for the England and Wales series
Provenance: Thomas Griffith; McCrachen sale Christie 8/5/1855 (86), bt Rought; W. Minshill Bigg, sale Christie 22/2/1868 (110), bt Vokins; John Ruskin; E.W. Cooke, RA., sale Christoe 22/5/1880 (167), bt Grindley; F. Stevenson, sale Fine Arts Soc., London, April 1902, bt Agnew who sold to James Gresham; his sale, Christie's 12/7/1917 (34), bt in; anon, sale Christie's 9/5/1919 (135), bt J.W.R. Brocklebank; by descent to D.R. Brocklebank; sale Christie's 25/11/1927 (87), bt Vicars; K.M. Gallop, Frost & Reed, Bristol, from whom bt Doll & Richards, Boston; bt Dr. John Dane, 1935; by descent to John Dane Jnr; bt John Schwartz, Brookline, Mass. 1946; sale Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York 27/2/1947 (133), bt Frederick W. Schumacker, who bequeathed it to the Gallery, 1957
Further Comments: Turner made drawings of this subject in his 'South Wales' sketchbook.
Collection: Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, Ohio, USA
For a reproduction of this artistic work, please consult: Shanes, Eric, Turner's Picturesque Views in England and Wales, (Chatto & Windus, 1979), p.40/pl.57