Graphite on paper
Loose Studies of Northern France
Loose Studies of Northern France
Northern France c.1826-32
Northern France c.1826-32
France
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>
Coutances Normandy
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
Coutances - non-specific
features
France
hill
landscape
places
spire
tower
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
<p>Turner is now known to have been in Cherbourg, at the tip of the Cotentin peninsula, on 9 September 1826. He stayed there at the Hotel de London, stating the purpose of his visit as 'pour depromener' (to go for walks), a suitably leisurely pursuit for someone who identified himself as a 'rentier' (someone of independent means). From Cherbourg he travelled on to Coutances and Granville, eventually arriving at Avranches, whence he made the excursion across to Mont St-Michel. Watercolours derived from his sketches are shown nearby.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite
3 November 2006 – 21 May 2007
2007-05-21
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2006-11-03
Drawing from Turner
Collection based display
Coutances, Normandy
support: 230 × 363 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>Turner is now known to have been in Cherbourg,  at the tip of the Cotentin peninsula, on 9  September 1826. He stayed there at the Hotel de  London, stating the purpose of his visit as 'pour  depromener' (to go for walks), a suitably  leisurely pursuit for someone who identified  himself as a 'rentier' (someone of independent  means). From Cherbourg he travelled on to  Coutances and Granville, eventually arriving at  Avranches, whence he made the excursion across to  Mont St-Michel. <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>Watercolours</span></a> derived from his  sketches are shown nearby.</p>
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architecture cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents Coutances - non-specific features France hill landscape places spire tower townscape, distant townscapes / man-made features
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