Joseph Mallord William TurnerShipping off Gravesend; St George's Church in Right Distance c.1805-6

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Artist
Title
Shipping off Gravesend; St George's Church in Right Distance
From Hesperides (1) Sketchbook
Turner Bequest XCIII
Date c.1805-6
MediumPen and ink on paper
Dimensionssupport: 171 x 262 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D05794
Turner Bequest XCIII 18
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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 18 Recto:
Shipping off Gravesend; St George’s Church in Right Distance circa 1805–6
D05794
Turner Bequest XCIII 18
Pen and ink on white wove paper, prepared with a grey wash, 171 x 262 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘18’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XCIII 18’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This vivid sketch looks as if drawn on the spot, from a boat on the Thames.

David Blayney Brown
October 2007

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