Joseph Mallord William Turner

Plymouth from the East

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
D09311
Turner Bequest CXXXI 86

Catalogue entry

With the page turned horizontally, Plymouth is seen from the countryside to its east, with the Citadel silhouetted against afternoon light at the centre and Mount Edgcumbe across Plymouth Sound beyond. 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 dark brown, linear stain at the top is offset from folio 85 verso opposite (verso of D09310).
Verso:
Blank

Matthew Imms
April 2014

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