Watercolour on paper
Dieppe Sketchbook
Dieppe Sketchbook
Autumn Tour of Northern France 1845
Autumn Tour of Northern France 1845
France
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Dieppe Sketchbook
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
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Moonlight over Normandy Coast
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
astronomy
countries and continents
France
moon
night
places
sea
seascapes and coasts
times of the day
<p>In 1845 Turner made two last journeys to France. On the first short visit in May he returned to Boulogne, from where he explored the coast to the north: watercolours from that tour hang nearby in this room. In early September, his final trip to the Continent focused on Dieppe, Eu and Le Treport, during which he was continually on the look out for 'storms and shipwrecks'. This sketchbook was used on the later visit and contains many views of the castle and harbour at Dieppe. The study on this page represents a nocturnal effect, in which the moon is indistinctly seen through clouds above the sea.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
Moonlight over the ?Normandy Coast
support: 232 × 332 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>In 1845 Turner made two last journeys to France. On the first short visit in May he returned to Boulogne, from where he explored the coast to the north: <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> from that tour hang nearby in this room. In early September, his final trip to the Continent focused on Dieppe, Eu and Le Treport, during which he was continually on the look out for 'storms and shipwrecks'. This sketchbook was used on the later visit and contains many views of the castle and harbour at Dieppe. The study on this page represents a nocturnal effect, in which the moon is indistinctly seen through clouds above the sea.</p>
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