Watercolour on paper
Identified or Likely Subjects, Possibly for ‘England and Wales’
Identified or Likely Subjects, Possibly for ‘England and Wales’
England and Wales Colour Studies c.1825-39
England and Wales Colour Studies c.1825-39
Devon
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/joseph-mallord-william-turner-558" aria-label="More by Joseph Mallord William Turner" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Joseph Mallord William Turner</a>
Mill Pool Dartmouth Devonshire
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Dartmouth - non-specific
Devon
England
England, South West
England, Southern
hill
inlet
landscape
places
River Dart
seascapes and coasts
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
UK natural features
<p>This drawing represents a large tidal inlet of the river Dart that has been entirely drained and built upon since Turner's day. Dartmouth harbour is in the centre, with the Mill Pool running into it from the lower left. The hillside on the left is much reduced in height, clearly to bring more of the landscape beyond it into view. In the pencil study from which this watercolour was developed (no.64 in showcase 4), St Saviour's Church, Dartmouth is visible on the right, but perhaps the church was excluded here because this sheet is narrower than the sketchbook page.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
The Mill Pool, Dartmouth, Devonshire
support: 341 × 483 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the <a href="/search?gid=999999781" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Turner Bequest</a> 1856
<p>This <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/d/drawing" title="Glossary definition for 'Drawing'"><span>drawing</span></a> represents a large tidal inlet of the  river Dart that has been entirely drained and  built upon since Turner's day. Dartmouth harbour  is in the centre, with the Mill Pool running into  it from the lower left. The hillside on the left  is much reduced in height, clearly to bring more  of the <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/l/landscape" title="Glossary definition for 'Landscape'"><span>landscape</span></a> beyond it into view. In the  <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/g/graphite" title="Glossary definition for 'Graphite'"><span>pencil</span></a> study from which this <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/w/watercolour" title="Glossary definition for 'Watercolour'"><span>watercolour</span></a> was  developed (no.64 in showcase 4), St Saviour's  Church, Dartmouth is visible on the right, but  perhaps the church was excluded here because this  sheet is narrower than the sketchbook page.</p>
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Dartmouth - non-specific Devon England England, Southern England, South West hill inlet landscape places River Dart seascapes and coasts UK cities, towns and villages UK counties UK countries and regions UK natural features
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