Joseph Mallord William Turner

Margate, Kent

c.1835–40

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Life Class (1) Sketchbook [Finberg CCLXXIX (a)]
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 86 × 111 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D27439
Turner Bequest CCLXXIX a 40

Catalogue entry

The cursory nature of these harbour views is typical of the drawings in this sketchbook. They may depict the town of Margate in Kent. For more details, see the sketchbook Introduction.
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John Chu
February 2015

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