Graphite on paper
River and Margate Sketchbook
River and Margate Sketchbook
Thames sketchbooks c.1804-14
Thames sketchbooks c.1804-14
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
River and Margate Sketchbook
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>
Sunset over Thames Harty Church
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
church
England
places
religious
river
River Thames
sunset
times of the day
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
UK countries and regions
UK natural features
water: inland
<p>Turner made many studies in this book for the breezy seapieces he exhibited at his own gallery in 1808. In the finished oil paintings he brought together his interest in the ships and smaller craft of the Thames estuary with acutely observed weather and lighting conditions. The sketches on this page opening are typical of these dual interests, which are balanced throughout the book. On the left-hand sheet he has recorded a sunset from the water, making a note to himself at the bottom of the page: 'Sun like an Egg yoke'.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite
Sunset over the Thames: ?Harty Church
support: 115 × 190 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>Turner made many studies in this book for the breezy seapieces he exhibited at his own gallery in 1808. In the finished oil <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> he brought together his interest in the ships and smaller craft of the Thames estuary with acutely observed weather and lighting conditions. The sketches on this page opening are typical of these dual interests, which are balanced throughout the book. On the left-hand sheet he has recorded a sunset from the water, making a note to himself at the bottom of the page: 'Sun like an Egg yoke'.</p>
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architecture church England places religious river River Thames sunset times of the day townscape, distant townscapes / man-made features UK countries and regions UK natural features water: inland
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