Joseph Mallord William Turner

Dieppe

1824

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Rivers Meuse and Moselle Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 78 × 118 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D20005
Turner Bequest CCXVI 231 a

Catalogue entry

On this page Turner studies the buildings which line the quayside at Dieppe, including the dome at tower of the Church of Saint-Jacques. When connected, these two drawings produce one panoramic view of a parade of buildings and houses. For other views of Dieppe in this sketchbook see Tate D19959, D19966, D19968–D19996, D19998–D20004, D20006–D20014, D20031–D20033; Turner Bequest CCXVI 205, 209a, 211–227, 228–231, 232–236, 244a–245a.

Alice Rylance-Watson
June 2014

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