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Sand Quarry at Alum Bay
Bequeathed by Sir Henry Layard GCB 1913
adults
Alum Bay
architecture
beach
boat, rowing
boat, sailing
cliff
coast
England
England, South East
England, Southern
group
groups
industrial
industrial and crafts
Isle of Wight
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natural phenomena
Needles
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quarry
quarryman
rocky
sand
sea
seascapes and coasts
society
transport: water
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<p>Julius Caesar Ibbetson visited the Isle of Wight in 1791, which inspired him to paint many views of the coves and cliffs. This picture shows the local scenery at Alum Bay, with a group of men quarrying sand in the foreground. The famous Needles – a row of chalk stacks in the sea – are visible in the distance. This is probably one of the several coastal scenes of the Isle of Wight that Ibbetson exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1792 and 1796. Throughout his career, Ibbetson travelled widely, including to China and the island of Java in Indonesia (then a Dutch colony). Many of his landscape paintings were inspired by the places he visited.</p><p><em>Gallery label, October 2023</em></p>
painting oil paint wood
26 September 2022
26 September 2022
2022-09-26
Tate Britain (London, UK)
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2022-09-26
Gallery 15
Collection based display
Sand Quarry at Alum Bay
support: 190 × 254 mm
Bequeathed by Sir Henry Layard GCB 1913
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<p>Julius Caesar Ibbetson visited the Isle of Wight in 1791, which inspired him to paint many views of the coves and cliffs. This picture shows the local scenery at Alum Bay, with a group of men quarrying sand in the foreground. The famous Needles – a row of chalk stacks in the sea – are visible in the distance. This is probably one of the several coastal scenes of the Isle of Wight that Ibbetson exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1792 and 1796. Throughout his career, Ibbetson travelled widely, including to China and the island of Java in Indonesia (then a Dutch colony). Many of his landscape paintings were inspired by the places he visited. </p>
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adults Alum Bay architecture beach boat, rowing boat, sailing cliff coast England England, South East England, Southern group groups industrial industrial and crafts Isle of Wight man natural phenomena Needles people places quarry quarryman rocky sand sea seascapes and coasts society transport: water UK counties UK countries and regions UK natural features wave work and occupations