Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland
1728
Medium
Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 1/8 x 13 5/8 in. (15.5 x 34.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013
Accession Number
2013.76
Tags
Art Historical Context
Samuel Buck’s *Tynemouth Castle, Northumberland* (1728) captures weathered remains of a once-formidable medieval fortress perched above the North Sea. Working in pen and black ink with delicate gray washes, records the crumbling towers, defensive walls, and fluttering flags meticulous care, emphasizing both the site’s architectural grandeur and its state of picturesque decay. As one of Britain’s leading topographical artists of the early eighteenth century, Buck specialized in documenting historic buildings, helping to preserve their appearance for future generations. Tynemouth Castle, long a...