Graphite and watercolour on paper
‘Rivers of England’ Watercolours
‘Rivers of England’ Watercolours
Rivers of England c.1822-4
Rivers of England c.1822-4
Kent
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
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>
Medway
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
actions: postures and motions
adults
boat, rowing
boat, sailing
boating
child
children
clothing and personal items
England
England, South East
England, Southern
group
groups
Kent
leisure and pastimes
man
mist
natural phenomena
objects
parasol
people
places
rainbow
recreational activities
river
River Medway
ship, hulk
sitting
society
standing
transport: water
UK counties
UK countries and regions
UK natural features
water: inland
weather
woman
<p>In his work for the public, Turner invariably animated his landscapes with appropriate, if sometimes theatrical, weather and lighting. This group of four watercolours were all designed to be engraved for his collection of views illustrating The Rivers of England, which was published between 1823 and 1827. For this type of work, Turner's own experience of the English climate was invaluable. Sometimes the weather he had endured in a particular spot left such a lasting impression that he was unable to record the place without reproducing the effect. Thus, in each of his three depictions of Arundel, he shows a rainstorm passing over the town, generally accompanied by a rainbow.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite watercolour
1 November 2013 – 28 February 2014
2014-02-28
1 November 2013 – 28 February 2014
2014-02-28
2013-11-01
Royal Pavilion & Museums (Brighton, UK)
2013-11-01
Brighton in the 1820s as perceived by Turner and his Contemporaries
Loan-out
15 April 2021 – 5 September 2021
2021-09-05
15 April 2021 – 5 September 2021
2021-09-05
2021-04-15
Turner’s House (Twickenham, UK)
2021-04-15
Turner’s English Coasts
Loan-out
16 October 2021 – 14 July 2023
2023-07-14
16 October 2021 – 6 March 2022
2022-03-06
2021-10-16
ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum (Aarhus, Denmark)
18 May 2022 – 11 September 2022
2022-09-11
2022-05-18
Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (Barcelona, Spain)
http://www.mnac.es
8 October 2022 – 5 February 2023
2023-02-05
2022-10-08
National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin, Ireland)
http://www.nationalgallery.ie
3 March 2023 – 25 June 2023
2023-06-25
2023-03-03
Fondation Pierre Gianadda (Martigny, Switzerland)
2021-10-16
Turner Watercolours: Sun is God
Tate partnerships & programmes
The Medway
support: 157 × 218 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>In his work for the public, Turner invariably animated his <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/l/landscape" title="Glossary definition for 'Landscape'"><span>landscapes</span></a> with appropriate, if sometimes theatrical, weather and lighting. This group of four <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> were all designed to be <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 his collection of views illustrating The Rivers of England, which was published between 1823 and 1827. For this type of work, Turner's own experience of the English climate was invaluable. Sometimes the weather he had endured in a particular spot left such a lasting impression that he was unable to record the place without reproducing the effect. Thus, in each of his three depictions of Arundel, he shows a rainstorm passing over the town, generally accompanied by a rainbow.</p>
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actions: postures and motions adults boating boat, rowing boat, sailing child children clothing and personal items England England, South East England, Southern group groups Kent leisure and pastimes man mist natural phenomena objects parasol people places rainbow recreational activities river River Medway ship, hulk sitting society standing transport: water UK counties UK countries and regions UK natural features water: inland weather woman
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