Gouache and watercolour on paper
Watercolours for ‘Wanderings by the Seine, from Rouen to the Source’ (‘Turner’s Annual Tour’)
Watercolours for ‘Wanderings by the Seine, from Rouen to the Source’ (‘Turner’s Annual Tour’)
Wanderings by the Seine (Rivers of France)  c.1832-3
Wanderings by the Seine (Rivers of France)  c.1832-3
France
Tate Collection
Works with images
Works on loan
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Turner’s Annual Tour: The Seine 1835 Watercolours
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>
StDenis
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
adults
architecture
astronomy
bank
barrel
boat - non-specific
building - non-specific
cathedral
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
figure
France
moon
natural features (non-UK)
natural phenomena
night
objects
people
places
reflection
religious
river
River Seine
Saint-Denis
society
times of the day
townscapes / man-made features
transport: water
vessels and containers
water: inland
<p>This is one of the forty designs which were engraved for the two volumes of views on the River Seine (published 1834 and 1835). Although St Denis is ostensibly the subject of this image, the ancient cathedral is relegated to the distance, and even the activities of the people in the foreground are of secondary interest to the enveloping coolness of the moonlight. In much the same way that many of Turner's later paintings present forms outlined by the strong sunlight at the centre of his image, he is here exploiting the subdued silhouettes created by a full moon.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique gouache watercolour
15 May 2004 – 16 May 2005
2005-05-16
15 May 2004 – 5 September 2004
2004-09-05
2004-05-15
Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto, Canada)
http://www.ago.net
16 October 2004 – 16 January 2005
2005-01-16
2004-10-16
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais (Paris, France)
10 February 2005 – 16 May 2005
2005-05-16
2005-02-10
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2004-05-15
Turner Whistler Monet
Exhibition
1 May 2016 – 8 January 2017
2017-01-08
4 May 2016 – 18 September 2016
2016-09-18
2016-05-04
Caumont Art Centre (Aix-en-Provence, France)
7 October 2016 – 8 January 2017
2017-01-08
2016-10-07
Turner Contemporary (Margate, UK)
2016-05-01
JMW Turner: From Shade and Darkness, to Light and Colour
Loan-out
28 May 2018 – 4 October 2020
2020-10-04
28 May 2018 – 4 October 2020
2020-10-04
2018-05-28
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2018-05-28
Turner and Gothic Cathedrals
Collection based display
6 July 2024 – 15 January 2028
2028-01-15
6 July 2024 – 1 September 2024
2024-09-01
2024-07-06
Grimaldi Forum (Monaco, Monaco)
30 September 2024 – 7 May 2025
2025-05-07
2024-09-30
Museum of Art Pudong (Shanghai, China)
21 June 2025 – 5 October 2025
2025-10-05
2025-06-21
Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art (Brisbane, Australia)
2024-07-06
Turner's Sublime Legacy
Tate partnerships & programmes
St-Denis
support: 140 × 192 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 is one of the forty designs which were <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> for the two volumes of views on the River Seine (published 1834 and 1835). Although St Denis is ostensibly the subject of this image, the ancient cathedral is relegated to the distance, and even the activities of the people in the foreground are of secondary interest to the enveloping coolness of the moonlight. In much the same way that many of Turner's later <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/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>paintings</span></a> present forms outlined by the strong sunlight at the centre of his image, he is here exploiting the subdued silhouettes created by a full moon.</p>
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adults architecture astronomy bank barrel boat - non-specific building - non-specific cathedral cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents figure France moon natural features (non-UK) natural phenomena night objects people places reflection religious river River Seine Saint-Denis society times of the day townscapes / man-made features transport: water vessels and containers water: inland
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