Pen and ink on paper
Studies for Pictures: Isleworth Sketchbook
Studies for Pictures: Isleworth Sketchbook
Thames sketchbooks c.1804-14
Thames sketchbooks c.1804-14
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Studies for Pictures: Isleworth Sketchbook
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
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A Classical Harbour
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
adults
architecture
bathing / swimming
boat - non-specific
bridge
bridges and viaducts
classical
figure
harbour
leisure and pastimes
people
periods and styles
recreational activities
seafront
seascapes and coasts
society
townscape
townscapes / man-made features
transport: water
<p>In the mid-1820s Turner worked on a set of twelve mezzotint plates, known as the Little Liber, or So-called Sequels to the Liber Studiorum. Relatively little is known about the circumstances surrounding the creation of the images, which all explore the dramatic effects of natural light.</p><p>At least half of subjects are concerned with direct observation of the sea. The watercolour studies on which the prints were based are unusually freely executed and unresolved. When painting for translation into black and white prints Turner usually provided a greater level of detail to guide the engravers.</p><p><em>Gallery label, April 2005</em></p>
paper unique pen ink
A Classical Harbour
support: 150 × 258 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
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<span class="text7">In the mid-1820s Turner worked on a set of twelve      mezzotint plates, known as the </span><span class="text4">Little Liber</span><span class="text7">, or So-called </span><span class="text4">Sequels to the      Liber Studiorum</span><span class="text7">. Relatively little is known      about the circumstances surrounding the creation of the images, which all      explore the dramatic effects of natural light. </span>
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<span class="text7">At least half of subjects are concerned with direct      observation of the sea. The </span><span class="text6">watercolour studies      on which the prints were</span><span class="text7"> based are      unusually freely executed and unresolved. When painting for translation      into black and white prints Turner usually provided a greater level of      detail to guide the engravers. </span>
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adults architecture bathing / swimming boat - non-specific bridge bridges and viaducts classical figure harbour leisure and pastimes people periods and styles recreational activities seafront seascapes and coasts society townscape townscapes / man-made features transport: water
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