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Brighthelmstone

Watercolour
ca. 1796 (made)
Artist/Maker
Joseph Mallord William Turner (artist)
Place of origin
Brighton (painted)
Britain (painted)

Watercolour of a coastal scene in Brighton, boats in the foreground.


Object details

Categories
Landscapes
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
TitleBrighthelmstone (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Watercolour, 'Brighthelmstone', by J. M. W. Turner, ca. 1796
Physical description
Watercolour of a coastal scene in Brighton, boats in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 413mm
  • Width: 548mm
16 x 21 1/2 inches
Production typeUnique
Subject depicted
Boats
Place depicted
Brighton
Bibliographic references
  • Andrew Wilton, The Life and Work of J.M.W. Turner, 1979, no. 147.
  • Front cover & cat 6 Andrew Loukes, Turner's Sussex National Trust, 2013.
  • p. 10 Gill Clarke and Steve Marshall, <u>Shorelines : artists on the south coast </u> Bristol : Sansom & Co., 2015. 112 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm. ISBN: 190832676X / 9781908326768.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
135-1878

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1041820/brighthelmstone-watercolour-joseph-mallord-william/
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