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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Southampton at Sunset 1827

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Southampton at Sunset’ 1827
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 66 Recto:
Southampton at Sunset 1827
D18117
Turner Bequest CCVII 66
Pencil on white wove paper, 74 x 100 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘66’ top left, upside down
Stamped in black ‘CCVII – 66’ top left, upside down
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Inverted relative to the sketchbook’s foliation, the two spires of Southampton are seen to the north-west towards sunset, with the sun low over Southampton Water, where it is reflected. The viewpoint, seen in the other half of this view on folio 65 verso opposite (D18116), is on the eastern shore, in the vicinity of where Weston Parade now runs. Adjacent views show the sun low and its rays just after setting (see the verso and folio 64 recto respectively; D18118, D18113). This is one of a sequence of views in the Southampton area; see under folio 58 verso (D18102).

Matthew Imms
December 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Southampton at Sunset 1827 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, December 2014, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, November 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-southampton-at-sunset-r1183605, accessed 19 April 2024.