File:J.M.W. Turner Dolbadern Castle, 1800.jpg

Summary

Dolbadern Castle (

)

Author



Alternative names	J. M. W. Turner
Description	British painter and printmaker
Date of birth/death	circa 23 April 1775	19 December 1851
Location of birth/death	London	Chelsea
Work location	London, Britain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland
Authority file	: Q159758 VIAF: 100900492 ISNI: 0000000121454990 ULAN: 500026846 LCCN: n79060712 NLA: 35751158 WorldCat

Title

Dolbadern Castle

Object type

painting

Description

Diploma Work given by J.M.W. Turner, R.A., accepted 1802 When exhibited at the Royal Academy exhibition of 1800 the picture was accompanied by the following verse:

How awful is the silence of the waste,
Where nature lifts her mountains to the sky.
Majestic solitude, behold the tower
Where hopeless OWEN, long imprison'd, pin'd,
And wrung his hands for liberty in vain.

'Owen' is probably the Welsh prince Owen Gogh, who was imprisoned from 1254 to 1277 by his brother in Dolbadern Castle. Turner depicts a bleak landscape with a solemn brooding atmosphere. The figures in the foreground are dwarfed by the immensity of the mountains.

Date

1800

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 1,194 mm (47 in); width: 902 mm (35.51 in)

Source/Photographer

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