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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1836-47 Modern painter > Autumn Tour of Northern France 1845 > Dieppe and Kent Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dieppe from the East 1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Dieppe from the East’ 1845
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 80 Recto:
Dieppe from the East 1845
D35628
Turner Bequest CCCLXI 80
Pencil on white wove paper, 86 x 111 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘80’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCCLXI – 80’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Overlooking Dieppe’s harbour from the east, the dome and tower of the church of Saint-Jacques are seen at the centre, with the rising outline of the castle on the cliffs beyond. For other views of the town, see under 31 recto (D35541).

Matthew Imms
September 2016

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Dieppe from the East 1845 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, September 2016, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-dieppe-from-the-east-r1184044, accessed 03 February 2025.