Joseph Mallord William Turner

Folkestone, Kent

c.1826

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
France and Folkestone Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 104 × 158 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D24132
Turner Bequest CCLVI 13 a

Catalogue entry

With the sketchbook turned horizontally, Turner filled the upper half of this page with studies of high cliffs. A note towards the top left-hand quarter of the page locates the scene to Folkestone in Kent.

John Chu
July 2015

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