'Dover Castle, from the Cliffs', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Dover Castle, from the Cliffs

From Holland, Meuse and Cologne Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CCXV

Date c.1825

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 113 x 189 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D19407

Turner Bequest CCXV 4

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Turner's sketchbooks

View this artwork in the Holland, Meuse and Cologne Sketchbook

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cliff (1,397)

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Geographic location

British Isles

Southern England

Kent

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1820s

Holland, Meuse and Cologne Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest