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, English, 1775-1851
Title
Old Dover Harbour, Kent
Date1794/1797
MediumGraphite with blue and grey washes on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
23.2 x 34.4 cm
Credit LineBequeathed, Henry Vaughan, 1900
Object numberNGI.2404
DescriptionDover offered Turner the opportunity to observe the minutiae of maritime life at first hand . In 1802, he boarded a ferry at Dover bound for Calais on the first of his many Continental trips. Turner's use of colour washes in blue and grey evoke the delicate nuances of atmospheric light. The seamen's jackets, hung out scarecrow fashion on the mizzen to dry, are a typical Turnerian motif.
Inscriptionupper edge, in centre (in graphite): The Shakespear Cliff
Exhibition HistoryTurner in January | Ireland's Vaughan Bequest, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 01 January 2025 - 31 January 2025