Explorations in the footsteps of Turner, Cotman, Ruskin and others with Professor David Hill
This is the second instalment of a series examining Turner’s Margate subjects. Here we examine work dating from his early teenage years. The earliest account to associate Turner with Margate is the full-length biography by Walter Thornbury published in 1862 just over a decade after Turner’s death. Thornbury was alert to every morsel of journalistic … Continue reading Turner’s Margate: #02 Schooltime
To view images full-size, right click image and select open in new tab. Close tab to return to this page. Margate winter sunsetPhotograph by Professor Emeritus David Hill, 6 January 2017, 15.55. This article is the first of a series tracing Turner’s exploration of Margate. No other site occupied him over such a long period, … Continue reading Turner’s Margate: #01 Introduction
This is the seventh part of an exploration of Jumieges in Turner’s footsteps. Here we conclude consideration of the watercolour engraved for the second volume of Turner’s Annual Tour published in 1834. J.M.W.TurnerJumiegesWatercolour and bodycolour on blue paper, 140 x 190 mm, 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 insTate, London, Turner Bequest TB, CCLIX 131https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-jumieges-d24696 The … Continue reading Turner at Jumieges, part #7
This is the sixth part of an exploration of Jumieges in Turner’s footsteps. Here we continue consideration of the watercolour engraved for the second volume of Turner’s Annual Tour published in 1834. J.M.W.TurnerJumiegesWatercolour and bodycolour on blue paper, 140 x 190 mm, 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 insTate, London, Turner Bequest TB, CCLIX 131https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-jumieges-d24696 Turner’s … Continue reading Turner at Jumieges, part #6
This is the fifth part of an exploration of Jumieges in Turner’s footsteps. In the previous part we examined two of the three watercolours on blue paper that Turner derived from his observations. Here we turn to the third subject, which was selected to be engraved for the second volume of Turner’s Annual Tour published … Continue reading Turner at Jumieges, part #5
This is the fourth part of an exploration of Jumieges in Turner’s footsteps. In the previous part we traced the viewpoints of his pencil sketches. Here we begin to examine his watercolours. Gallery of details. Click on any image to open full-size. Close gallery to return to this page. Jumièges Abbey, Normandy, c.1832. Joseph Mallord … Continue reading Turner at Jumieges, part #4
This is the third part of an exploration of Jumieges in Turner’s footsteps. Here we trace the viewpoints of his pencil sketches. Right click image and select open image in a new tab. Close tab to return to this page Google Earth: Aerial view of Jumieges from the north J.M.W.TurnerJumièges, from a Steamboat on the … Continue reading Turner at Jumieges, part #3
Jumieges Abbey from the SouthPhotograph by David Hill taken 7 September 2016, 10.55 BST This is the second part of an exploration of Jumieges in Turner’s footsteps. Here we introduce his pencil sketches. Right click image and select open image in a new tab. Close tab to return to this page Google Earth map of … Continue reading Turner at Jumieges, part #2
Jumieges abbey from SSEPhotograph by David Hill, 7 September 2016; 11.07 BST This is the first part of an exploration of Jumieges following in Turner’s footsteps. Jumieges lies on the river Seine not far downstream of Rouen. Turner’s principal subject there is a view of the abbey from the river that was published as an … Continue reading Turner at Jumieges, part #1
Last year marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the appearance of Clarkson Stanfield’s watercolour of Verrès at Sotheby’s in London (10 July 1997, lot 138). At the preview it struck me as one of the outstanding items in the room, and I heartily recommended its purchase. Now the owners feel that it is time for it … Continue reading Clarkson Stanfield’s Verrès
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