J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > East Sussex c.1806-20 > Richmond Hill; Hastings to Margate ... > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Deal, with the Semaphore Tower c.1816-19

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Deal, with the Semaphore Tower’ c.1816-19
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 41 Recto:
Deal, with the Semaphore Tower circa 1816–19
D10582
Turner Bequest CXL 88
Pencil on white wove paper, 155 x 95 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘88’ top right, running vertically
Blind-stamped with the Turner bequest stamp lower right of centre
Stamped in black ‘CXL 88’ top right, running vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This leaf and folio 40 of the sketchbook (D10580; Turner Bequest CXL 87), also showing Deal, were described by Finberg as ‘loose and unnumbered’ but probably belonging ‘originally’ to this sketchbook. This sketch looks at the town running southwards along the beach. The three-storey semaphore tower (which still stands today) can be seen at centre.
There is a finger-print in ink or grey wash, right of centre.
Verso:
Blank.
In addition to the features noted under D10580, this leaf shows evidence of folding at the top right corner.

David Blayney Brown
July 2011

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘Deal, with the Semaphore Tower c.1816–19 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, July 2011, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-deal-with-the-semaphore-tower-r1131470, accessed 27 April 2024.