'Shipping at Bristol, with the Spire of St Mary Redcliffe in the Left Distance', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Shipping at Bristol, with the Spire of St Mary Redcliffe in the Left Distance

From Swans Sketchbook

Turner Bequest XLII

Date 1798-9

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 174 x 125 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D01703

Turner Bequest XLII 28

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Turner's sketchbooks

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features (7,253)

spire (903)

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boatyard (39)

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church (2,282)

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nature (37,449)

seascapes and coasts (6,839)

harbour (1,204)

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Geographic location

British Isles

Southern England

Somerset and local area

Bristol

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1790s

Swans Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest