Joseph Mallord William Turner
, English, 1775-1851
Title
Fishing Boats on Folkestone Beach, KentDatec.1826-1827
MediumWatercolour, white highlights, graphite and scraping out on cream wove paper
Dimensions
18.2 x 25.9 cm
Signedlower left (in watercolour): Turner
Credit LineBequeathed, Henry Vaughan, 1900
Object numberNGI.2415
DescriptionIn this watercolour, signed lower left, eleven figures are shown engrossed in their work. A woman picks up fish from the shore while two men clean and repair a net spread out on the sand to the right. There is a sense of tranquillity as the sun sets beyond the old parish church of St Mary and Easnwythe on the cliffs above the town.ProvenanceBequeathed, Henry Vaughan, 1900 Exhibition HistoryPart of the Vaughan Bequest which is presented to the public each January at the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
Turner in January | Ireland's Vaughan Bequest, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 01 January 2025 - 31 January 2025