East Cowes Castle
1828
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1828
oil
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
East Cowes Castle is a 1828 oil by Joseph Mallord William Turner, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a castle in the background of this painting, with ships and boats in the foreground. The castle is East Cowes Castle, which was the home of the architect John Nash. He commissioned this painting from the artist, along with another one, to depict the Royal Yacht Club races. To learn more about the artist's use of light and dark, look up the technique: chiaroscuro.
