Joseph Mallord William Turner

Shipping off Dieppe Harbour

1824

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Rivers Meuse and Moselle Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 78 × 118 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D20007
Turner Bequest CCXVI 232 a

Catalogue entry

These fine and nimbly rendered sketches record five vessels navigating the waters around Dieppe Harbour. In unison, the boats slant slightly to the right in the marine breeze. Their lofty masts teeter gently and their sails billow softly in the wind. For other views of Dieppe in this sketchbook see Tate D19959, D19966, D19968–D19996, D19998–D20006, D20008–D20014, D20031–D20033; Turner Bequest CCXVI 205, 209a, 211–227, 228–232, 233–236, 244a–245a.

Alice Rylance-Watson
June 2014

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