Oil paint on canvas
Tate Collection
Works with images
General Collection
Chantrey Bequest
Collection
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/john-brett-53" aria-label="More by John Brett" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">John Brett</a>
Britannias Realm
Presented by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1880
boat - non-specific
boat, sailing
Pembrokeshire
places
sea
seascapes and coasts
society
Tenby - non-specific
transport: water
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
Wales
<p>Brett sailed along the coast of Britain to make detailed notes on light, colour and weather. This view was painted near Tenby in Pembrokeshire. The title proclaims the idea that the world’s oceans are Britain’s colonial possessions,<span> </span>used to validate the expansion of its Empire during the height of British naval reach. However, it also reflects fear arising from discussions about breaching the Channel that divided Britain from mainland Europe with a tunnel (not realised until 1994)</p><p><em>Gallery label, March 2022</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
14 August 2001 – 29 November 2001
2001-11-29
14 August 2001 – 29 November 2001
2001-11-29
2001-08-14
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales (Cardiff, UK)
2001-08-14
John Brett - a Pre-Raphaelite on the Shores of Wales
Loan-out
11 December 2006 – 2 December 2007
2007-12-02
1 December 2006 – 2 December 2007
2007-12-02
2006-12-01
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
15 March 2008 – 7 June 2008
2008-06-07
2008-03-15
Penlee House Gallery & Museum (Penzance, UK)
2006-12-11
James Clarke Hook and Painters of the Sea
Collection based display
15 March 2008 – 7 June 2008
2008-06-07
15 March 2008 – 7 June 2008
2008-06-07
2008-03-15
Penlee House Gallery & Museum (Penzance, UK)
2008-03-15
Sea and Coasts
Loan-out
7 August 2014 – 24 July 2022
2022-07-24
7 August 2014
2014-08-07
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2014-08-07
Gallery 9
Collection based display
14 December 2018 – 19 September 2021
2021-09-19
13 May 2021 – 19 September 2021
2021-09-19
2021-05-13
Hungarian National Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)
2018-12-14
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
Tate partnerships & programmes
1 February 2019 – 2 June 2019
2019-06-02
1 February 2019 – 2 June 2019
2019-06-02
2019-02-01
Fondation de l’Hermitage (Lausanne, Switzerland)
http://www.fondation-hermitage.ch
2019-02-01
British painting during the Victorian era
Loan-out
Britannia’s Realm
support: 1054 × 2121 mm
frame: 1460 × 2530 × 140 mm
Presented by the Trustees of the <a href="/search?gid=999999977" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Chantrey Bequest</a> 1880
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<p>Brett sailed along the coast of Britain to make detailed notes on light, colour and weather. This view was painted near Tenby in Pembrokeshire. The title proclaims the idea that the world’s oceans are Britain’s colonial possessions,<b> </b>used to validate the expansion of its Empire during the height of British naval reach. However, it also reflects fear arising from discussions about breaching the Channel that divided Britain from mainland Europe with a tunnel (not realised until 1994)</p>
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