Watercolour on paper
Ports of England Sketchbook
Ports of England Sketchbook
Ports of England c.1822-8
Ports of England c.1822-8
Kent
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Ports of England Sketchbook
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>
Dover Castle Shakespeare Cliff
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
castle
cliff
coast
Dover, Dover Castle
England
England, South East
England, Southern
Kent
military
places
seascapes and coasts
Shakespeare Cliff
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
UK natural features
<p>This sketchbook, which Turner seems to have used around 1822 in conjunction with a journey along the southern coast of England, contains twenty-two watercolour studies similar to this opening. This subject is a preparatory stage in the design of a watercolour of Dover engraved in May 1826 as the penultimate plate for the 'Picturesque Views on the Southern Coast of England'.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
4 March 2002 – 28 July 2002
2002-07-28
4 March 2002 – 28 July 2002
2002-07-28
2002-03-04
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2002-03-04
Turners Picturesque travels: Engraved Views of Britain
Collection based display
Dover Castle from Shakespeare Cliff
support: 257 × 178 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 sketchbook, which Turner seems to have used around 1822 in conjunction with a journey along the southern coast of England, contains twenty-two <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> studies similar to this opening. This subject is a preparatory stage in the design of a watercolour of Dover <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/e/engraving" title="Glossary definition for 'Engraving'"><span>engraved</span></a> in May 1826 as the penultimate plate for 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/p/picturesque" title="Glossary definition for 'Picturesque'"><span>Picturesque</span></a> Views on the Southern Coast of England'.</p>
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2014-09-03T00:00:00
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architecture castle cliff coast Dover, Dover Castle England England, South East England, Southern Kent military places seascapes and coasts Shakespeare Cliff UK cities, towns and villages UK counties UK countries and regions UK natural features
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