Joseph Mallord William Turner

Boat Sheds and a Lighthouse, with Shipping

?1796

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Medium: Graphite and watercolour on paper
Dimensions: Support: 237 x 276 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D00847
Turner Bequest XXXI E

Catalogue entry

J.P. Heseltine 1 conjectured that the view shown was at Dover, but the subject does not correspond to any of Turner’s known Dover subjects.

The verso of the backing sheet is D40337.

1

MS note, Tate catalogue files.

Technical notes:

The image is disrupted by stains and paint smears.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

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