Graphite on paper
Rouen, Le Havre, Caen, Bayeux and Isigny Sketchbook
Rouen, Le Havre, Caen, Bayeux and Isigny Sketchbook
Northern France c.1826-32
Northern France c.1826-32
France
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Rouen, Le Havre, Caen, Bayeux and Isigny Sketchbook
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
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Bayeux Normandy
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
Bayeux, Bayeux Cathedral
cathedral
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
France
places
religious
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
<p>Turner's journey through Normandy was interrupted by dramatic storms, but he was nevertheless able to sketch in this book at Le Havre, Caen, Luc-sur-Mer and St-Aubin-sur-Mer before stopping at Bayeux. The views of the cathedral towers on this page opening have been annotated with the comment, 'Take all you like Home with you - All Normandy', suggesting that Turner's sketching had attracted the attention of a friendly local.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 1997</em></p>
paper unique graphite
Bayeux, Normandy
support: 83 × 122 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's journey through Normandy was interrupted  by dramatic storms, but he was nevertheless able  to sketch in this book at Le Havre, Caen,  Luc-sur-Mer and St-Aubin-sur-Mer before stopping  at Bayeux. The views of the cathedral towers on  this page opening have been annotated with the  comment, 'Take all you like Home with you - All  Normandy', suggesting that Turner's sketching had  attracted the attention of a friendly local.</p>
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