Conway Castle, North Wales

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On a dramatic, rocky area of the northern coast of Wales looms the late medieval Conway Castle. It towers over a stormy bay while fisherman struggle to pull their boats ashore. Cau ght in this uproaring of the sea, the tiny figures of fishermen in their boat convey a sense of humans' barely significant place in the order of the universe. The Welsh landscape exerted a strong hold on Joseph Mallord William Turner, and he made several sketching trips there in the 1790s. In this early Romantic painting, Turner represented the dramatic effects of natural light, allowing sunshine breaking through the clouds to illuminate the castle and the coast beyond. Title Conway Castle, North Wales Creator Joseph Mallord William Turner Date Created 1798 Physical Dimensions 53.7 ¡Á 76.5 cm (21 1/8 ¡Á 30 1/8 in.) Type Drawing Medium Watercolor and gum arabic with graphite underdrawing Terms of Use Open Content Number 95.GC.10 Culture British Credit Line The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles Creator Display Name Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775 - 1851) Classification Drawings (Visual Works) Show more