J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Two View of Santo Stefano al Mare 1828

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Two View of Santo Stefano al Mare’ 1828
Folio 42 Recto:
Two View of Santo Stefano al Mare 1828
D21213
Turner Bequest CCXXXI 42
Pencil on white wove paper, 174 x 113 mm
Inscribed in pencil by Turner ‘St Steffano’ towards top centre, below sketch
Inscribed in red ink ‘42’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCXXXI 42’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
As Turner’s upper inscription suggests, these two views depict Santo Stefano al Mare, on the Ligurian coast near San Remo. The upper vista is from the west, looking along the shore towards the town, with the parish church in the centre and the fortified medieval Torre Ennagonale on the right. The lower study, executed with the sketchbook held horizontally, represents the same buildings seen from the east.

Nicola Moorby
April 2017

Revised by Hannah Kaspar
November 2024

How to cite

Nicola Moorby, ‘Two View of Santo Stefano al Mare 1828’, catalogue entry, April 2017, revised by Hannah Kaspar, November 2024, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, February 2025, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/two-view-of-santo-stefano-al-mare-r1209891, accessed 27 August 2025.