'Town and Harbour of Ancona', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Town and Harbour of Ancona

From Venice to Ancona Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CLXXVI

Date 1819

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 111 x 184 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D14620

Turner Bequest CLXXVI 68 a

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Turner's sketchbooks

View this artwork in the Venice to Ancona Sketchbook

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features (7,253)

tower (2,905)

townscapes, man-made features (18,966)

townscape, distant (8,180)

nature (37,449)

landscape (24,056)

hill (10,038)

seascapes and coasts (6,839)

coast (3,628)

harbour (1,204)

places (23,428)

cities, towns, villages (non-UK) (9,203)

Ancona - non-specific (34)

countries and continents (12,032)

Italy (3,602)

society (14,246)

transport: water (7,828)

boat, sailing (3,603)

Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Geographic location

Italy

Sketchbooks

1819-29 Italy and after

Sketchbooks from the 1810s

Venice to Ancona Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest