Watercolour and graphite on paper
‘Ports of England’ Studies
‘Ports of England’ Studies
Ports of England c.1822-8
Ports of England c.1822-8
Hampshire
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
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Portsmouth Preparatory
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
England
England, South East
England, Southern
Hampshire
places
Portsmouth
sea
seascapes and coasts
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
<p>While the 'Rivers of England' was still in production, the engraver Thomas Lupton and Turner embarked on a similar series of mezzotints initially referred to as the 'Harbours of England', but termed the 'Ports of England' when published. Turner completed fourteen watercolours of what should have been a group of twenty-four and only three parts of the publication were issued. The work achieved a kind of completion in 1856 when all the watercolours associated with the project were finally engraved by Lupton and published accompanied by a text by John Ruskin. There are preparatory studies for several of the watercolours, such as that of Portsmouth.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour graphite
1 June 2002 – 31 August 2002
2002-08-31
1 June 2002 – 31 August 2002
2002-08-31
2002-06-01
Portsmouth City Council (Portsmouth, UK)
2002-06-01
Our Roaring Channels: Turner, Portsmouth and the Sea
Loan-out
Portsmouth; Preparatory Study
support: 165 × 249 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>While the 'Rivers of England' was still in production, 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/e/engraving" title="Glossary definition for 'Engraving'"><span>engraver</span></a> Thomas Lupton and Turner embarked on a similar series of <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/m/mezzotint" title="Glossary definition for 'Mezzotint'"><span>mezzotints</span></a> initially referred to as the 'Harbours of England', but termed the 'Ports of England' when published. Turner completed fourteen <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> of what should have been a group of twenty-four and only three parts of the publication were issued. The work achieved a kind of completion in 1856 when all the watercolours associated with the project were finally engraved by Lupton and published accompanied by a text by John Ruskin. There are preparatory studies for several of the watercolours, such as that of Portsmouth.</p>
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CCIII A