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The page contains a sketch, drawn horizontally, of a view overlooking the town of Harfleur (for further information on Harfleur, see under folio 1 recto,
D23699). Finberg identified the location as ‘Harfleur’
1 and this location has been confirmed.
2 The tower of the town’s Church of Saint-Martin forms a focal point just off-centre of the sketch (for further information on the church, see under folio 2 verso,
D23702).
The town is shown nestling between fairly high, rocky ground with the estuary of the river Seine winding off in the distance. Art historian Ian Warrell
3 mentions that this page formed the preliminary sketch for Turner’s later watercolour showing Harfleur and the road to Lillebonne, c.1832 (Tate
D24761, Turner Bequest CCLIX 196).
The three areas of drawing at the bottom of the page are continuations of sketches from folio 4 recto opposite (
D23705).
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