'Calais Harbour: Fishing Boats Going Out', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Calais Harbour: Fishing Boats Going Out

Date c.1830

MediumGouache, pen and ink and graphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 141 x 190 mm

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Reference

D24877

Turner Bequest CCLX 41

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Geographic location

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Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest