Graphite and watercolour on paper
Liber Studiorum: Parts 5-10
Liber Studiorum: Parts 5-10
Liber Studiorum c.1806-24
Liber Studiorum c.1806-24
Sussex, East
Sussex - non-specific
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Liber Studiorum 1807-1819 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>
Martello Towers near Bexhill Sussex
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
adults
animals: mammals
architecture
basket
beach
Bexhill-on-Sea
boat - non-specific
cliff
coast
donkey
England
England, South East
England, Southern
fortification
group
groups
horse
man
military
military
objects
people
places
riding
seascapes and coasts
society
soldier
Sussex - non-specific
Sussex, East
transport: land
transport: water
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
vessels and containers
woman
work and occupations
<p>Martello towers were built on the southern coasts of England between 1796-1812, to deter a French invasion. Blake and his wife lived further west along the coast, at Felpham, between 1800-3. He may have conceived the words which we now know as Jerusalem there.</p><p>Blake often called the island of Britain ‘Albion’. Being so close to France, its south coast was militarily very active, as the soldiers seen here suggest. While at Felpham Blake was arrested as a spy, probably because his activity as a miniature painter was mis-heard as ‘military painter’. Jerusalem is not, of course, about military strength.</p><p><em>Gallery label, July 2008</em></p>
paper unique graphite watercolour
6 December 2004 – 15 August 2005
2005-08-15
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2004-12-06
Blake and Jerusalem
Collection based display
8 June 2007 – 3 February 2008
2008-02-03
8 June 2007 – 3 February 2008
2008-02-03
2007-06-08
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2007-06-08
Nature and the Ideal; England c.1805-15
Collection based display
1 January 2013 – 31 March 2013
2013-03-31
1 January 2013 – 31 March 2013
2013-03-31
2013-01-01
National Trust (Petworth, West Sussex)
2013-01-01
Turner's Sussex
Loan-out
11 March 2022 – 18 June 2022
2022-06-18
11 March 2022 – 18 June 2022
2022-06-18
2022-03-11
Turner Contemporary (Margate, UK)
2022-03-11
JMW Turner
Loan-out
Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex
support: 184 × 272 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
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<span class="text14">Martello towers were built on the southern</span><span class="text7"> coasts of England between 1796-1812, to </span><span class="text14">deter a French invasion. Blake and his wife</span><span class="text7"> lived further west along the coast, at Felpham, between 1800-3. He      may have conceived the words which we now know as </span><span class="text17">Jerusalem</span><span class="text7"> there. </span>
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<span class="text15">Blake often called the island of Britain      ‘Albion’.</span><span class="text7"> Being so close to France,      its south coast was militarily very active, as the soldiers </span><span class="text16">seen here suggest. While at Felpham Blake</span><span class="text7"> was arrested as a spy, probably because his activity as a      <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/m/miniature" title="Glossary definition for 'Miniature'"><span>miniature</span></a> painter was mis-heard as ‘military painter’. </span><span class="text17">Jerusalem</span><span class="text7"> is not, of course,      about military strength. </span>
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adults animals: mammals architecture basket beach Bexhill-on-Sea boat - non-specific cliff coast donkey England England, South East England, Southern fortification group groups horse man military military objects people places riding seascapes and coasts society soldier Sussex, East Sussex - non-specific transport: land transport: water UK cities, towns and villages UK counties UK countries and regions vessels and containers woman work and occupations
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