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Plymouth, Devonshire

Watercolour
ca. 1830 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting in watercolour showing a view across Plymouth Harbour and out to sea, from a high vantage-point, with many figures at leisure in the foreground.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitlePlymouth, Devonshire (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Brief description
Turner, Joseph Mallord William, 'The Hoe, Plymouth', watercolour, ca. 1829.
Physical description
Painting in watercolour showing a view across Plymouth Harbour and out to sea, from a high vantage-point, with many figures at leisure in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.0cm
  • Width: 41.2cm
Dimensions taken from Wilton, Andrew. The Life and Work of J. M. W. Turner. London: Academy Editions, 1979. 397 p., ill. ISBN 856705659.
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Bequeathed by John Jones
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Wilton, Andrew. The Life and Work of J. M. W. Turner. London: Academy Editions, 1979. 397 p., ill. ISBN 856705659.
Collection
Accession number
521-1882

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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