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, English, 1775-1851
Title
Clovelly Bay, North Devon
Datec.1822
MediumWatercolor and graphite with white highlights and scraping out on cream wove paper
Dimensions
14.6 x 22.5 cm
Credit LineBequeathed, Henry Vaughan, 1900
Object numberNGI.2414
DescriptionLike the 'Mewstone', this jewel-like image was engraved for the print series Picturesque Views of the Southern Coast of England. It appeared in print in 1824. The quarrying and burning of lime was a common practice on the Devon coast. Turner shows limestone being loaded onto patient donkeys to be transported to the kilns, visible lower down on the beach.

Exhibition HistoryTurner in January | Ireland's Vaughan Bequest, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 01 January 2025 - 31 January 2025