Dover, harbour and shipping: PD.18-1953

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Dover, harbour and shipping

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Herbert Hone(?); Sir Edward Marsh

Legal notes

Through the National Art Collections Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 224 mm
Width: 214 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1953) by Marsh, Edward Howard

Dating

Circa 1792 - 1793

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite and watercolour on paper

References and bibliographic entries

J.M.W. Turner, R.A. 1775-1851; a catalogue of Drawings and Watercolours in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): 26

Related exhibitions

The Herbert Horne Collection of Drawings

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.18-1953
Primary reference Number: 13895
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 9 August 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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