Joseph Mallord William Turner

Below Winchelsea; Ferry Bridge and the River Brede, with Ferry House

c.1806–10

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Sussex Sketchbook
Medium: Chalk and graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 153 × 216 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D05722
Turner Bequest XCII 4

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This drawing is taken from north-east of Winchelsea, from below Ferry Bridge across the Brede. Ferry House (now Ferry Farm House) is on the right. On the hill in the distance is the former St Leonard’s Mill while on the far left is the Pipewell Gate (also known as Ferry or Land Gate) at the top of Ferry Hill; see notes to folios 6 and 11 of the sketchbook (D05763, D05762; Turner Bequest XCII 44, 43).

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David Blayney Brown
April 2010

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Below Winchelsea; Ferry Bridge and the River Brede, with Ferry House

c.1806–10

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