J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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Joseph Mallord William Turner The Coast near Portsmouth ?1824

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘The Coast near Portsmouth’ ?1824
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 5 Recto:
The Coast near Portsmouth ?1824
D17921
Turner Bequest CCVI 5
Pencil on white wove paper, 100 x 160 mm
Part watermark ‘18’
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘5’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCVI – 5’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Like several similar profiles on folio 4 verso opposite (D17936), the two at the pop of the page here represent coastal features near Portsmouth. The lower one may be the blockhouse at Gosport, or another aspect of the defences.
This is one of a continuous series of views around Portsmouth between folios 1 recto and 20 recto (D17913–D17951); many appear to have been made from a boat; for the overall sequence and details of the most prominent buildings and defences, see the Introduction.

Matthew Imms
December 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘The Coast near Portsmouth ?1824 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, December 2014, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, April 2015, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-the-coast-near-portsmouth-r1172638, accessed 20 May 2024.