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'The Yellow Castle', Beilstein on the Moselle: 1725

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

'The Yellow Castle', Beilstein on the Moselle

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William

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Notes

History note: John Ruskin; Palser Gallery; Cotswold Gallery (Mrs A.J. Finberg) from whom purchased for the Friends of the Fitzwilliam

Measurements and weight

Height: 160 mm
Width: 235 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

1830s
Production date: circa AD 1839

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour with some scratching out on paper

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 1725
Primary reference Number: 13972

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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