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 x 162 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D02471
Turner Bequest LIII 8

Catalogue entry

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 Abbey and Cliffs, from the North’ 1801

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1801
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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Malmesbury: The Ruined Tower of the Abbey, with the Parish Church’ 1798

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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Rievaulx Abbey: Part of the Ruins, with Houses and Trees, from the South-East’ 1801

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

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View by appointment D02786
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Windmill on the Moors near Whitby, with the Abbey in the Distance on the Right’ 1801

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

1801
D02475
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Distant View of Whitby from the Moors, with a Windmill against a Sunset Sky and the Church Beyond’ 1801

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

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D02474
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Rievaulx Abbey: Part of the Ruins from the West’ 1801

Joseph Mallord William Turner Rievaulx Abbey: Part of the Ruins from the West

1801
View by appointment D02784
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Egglestone Abbey, Seen from the River Tees’ 1797

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

1797
View by appointment D00933
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Whitby: The Abbey, Parish Church and Part of the Harbour Seen from the Sea’ 1801

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

1801
View by appointment D02753
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Bolton Abbey and the River Wharfe, from the North’ 1816

Joseph Mallord William Turner Bolton Abbey and the River Wharfe, from the North

1816
View by appointment D09876
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Bolton Abbey beside the River Wharfe, from the South’ 1816

Joseph Mallord William Turner Bolton Abbey beside the River Wharfe, from the South

1816
View by appointment D09874
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Whitby: The Abbey and Cliffs from the East, with a View along the Coast’ 1801

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

1801
View by appointment D02755