Joseph Mallord William TurnerThe Devon Coast near Dawlish 1811

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Title
The Devon Coast near Dawlish
From Devonshire Coast, No.1 Sketchbook
Turner Bequest CXXIII
Date 1811
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensionssupport: 75 x 117 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D08498
Turner Bequest CXXIII 68
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Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 71 Recto:
The Devon Coast near Dawlish 1811
D08498
Turner Bequest CXXIII 68
Pencil on white wove writing paper, 75 x 117 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘Daw’ bottom left
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘68’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXXIII – 68’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The viewpoint appears to be on or near the Exeter road between Dawlish Warren and Dawlish, looking south-west across Babbacombe Bay to Hope’s Nose near Torquay, as discussed under another view of the coast on folio 67 verso (D08491; CXXIII 64a).
The Picturesque Views on the Southern Coast did not include a view of Dawlish by Turner, but rather a vignette, engraved in 1820 after Luke Clennell, showing the cliffs near the town (Tate impressions: T05374, T05375; see the introduction to Turner’s 1811 West Country tour). Dawlish is mentioned in Turner’s poetry on folio 164 verso (D08670; CXXIII 161a).

Matthew Imms
June 2011

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