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View from Salt Marsh near Shinhampton, Gloucestershire

Watercolour
early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Landscape view of a salt marsh with a herd of cattle grazing at left. To the right of the scene is the coast with a small boat sailing in a breeze. A lone figure and his dog stand in the left foreground.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleView from Salt Marsh near Shinhampton, Gloucestershire (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour entitled 'View from Salt Marsh near Shinhampton, Gloucestershire' by William Turner of Oxford. Great Britain, early 19th century.
Physical description
Landscape view of a salt marsh with a herd of cattle grazing at left. To the right of the scene is the coast with a small boat sailing in a breeze. A lone figure and his dog stand in the left foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34cm
  • Width: 76cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'View from Salt Marsh near Shinhampton Gloucestershire / William Turner' (Inscribed on back)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Powell through Art Fund
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969
Collection
Accession number
P.48-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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