Joseph Mallord William Turner

Whitby: The Parish Church and Abbey from the Harbour

1801

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Helmsley Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 112 × 162 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D02471
Turner Bequest LIII 8

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Drawn with the page turned horizontally, this is one of a group of views of Whitby, taken from similar viewpoints in the Inner Harbour. This one is from slightly closer to the town than those on folios 6 recto and 7 recto (D02469, D02470).

For other views of Whitby in this sketchbook, see under D02469.

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Whitby: The Parish Church and Abbey from the Harbour

1801

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Whitby: The Abbey from the Inner Harbour, Looking South

Joseph Mallord William Turner Whitby: The Abbey, Parish Church and Part of the Harbour Seen from the Sea

Joseph Mallord William Turner Whitby

Joseph Mallord William Turner Whitby: Looking across the Inner Harbour to the Abbey

Joseph Mallord William Turner Whitby Abbey and Cliffs, from the North

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Windmill on the Moors near Whitby, with the Abbey in the Distance on the Right

Joseph Mallord William Turner Whitby: The Abbey and Cliffs from the East, with a View along the Coast

Joseph Mallord William Turner Whitby: The Abbey, Parish Church and Part of the Harbour Seen from the Sea

Joseph Mallord William Turner Rievaulx Abbey: The Ruins from the South

Joseph Mallord William Turner Rievaulx Abbey: The Ruins from the South-West

Joseph Mallord William Turner Distant View of Whitby from the Moors, with a Windmill against a Sunset Sky and the Church Beyond

Joseph Mallord William Turner Malmesbury: The Ruined Tower of the Abbey, with the Parish Church

William Daniell Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire

Joseph Mallord William Turner Rievaulx Abbey: Part of the Ruins, with Houses and Trees, from the South-East

Joseph Mallord William Turner Egglestone Abbey, Seen from the River Tees

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