Watercolour on paper
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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
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An Estuary with Hulks and FishingBoats Probably in Devon
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
adults
boat, fishing
boat, sailing
estuary
figure
people
ship, hulk
society
transport: water
water: inland
<p>This watercolour appears to have been painted at much the same time that Turner was working on the series of Picturesque Views on the Southern Coast of England, which grew out of his exploration of the south-west in 1811 and 1813. The range of different types of skies in the views he completed for this series reflects the vagaries of the English climate as experienced by Turner on his travels.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
An Estuary with Hulks and Fishing-Boats, Probably in Devon
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 <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>watercolour</span></a> appears to have been painted at much the same time that Turner was working on the 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/p/picturesque" title="Glossary definition for 'Picturesque'"><span>Picturesque</span></a> Views on the Southern Coast of England, which grew out of his exploration of the south-west in 1811 and 1813. The range of different types of skies in the views he completed for this series reflects the vagaries of the English climate as experienced by Turner on his travels.</p>
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adults boat, fishing boat, sailing estuary figure people ship, hulk society transport: water water: inland
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