Joseph Mallord William Turner

?Plymouth Dock and the Hamoaze

1813

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Plymouth, Hamoaze Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 95 × 157 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D09341
Turner Bequest CXXXI 115

Catalogue entry

With the page turned horizontally, the view appears to be south over the Hamoaze (Tamar Estuary) with Plymouth Dock (later Devonport) on the left. There is a comparable study on folio 117 recto (D09343). The subjects as far as folio 127 recto (D09358) are all identified or presumed sites within a few miles in and around Plymouth, suggesting a series of fairly short excursions.
Technical notes:
A stain to the left matches one on folio 114 verso opposite page (D40581).
Verso:
Blank

Matthew Imms
April 2014

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