Entrance of Calais Harbour

published 1816

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Associated Names
Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist, British, 1775 - 1851

The image features a nautical scene with sailboats navigating towards a harbor. The horizon is low in the composition, filled with sails and masts of vessels, and a faint view of the harbor's structures. The brushstrokes or etching technique depict movement and texture, especially in the choppy waves. The color palette is muted, with shades of brown and sepia, giving the image a vintage effect.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.2 × 30.4 cm (8 3/8 × 11 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8183

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Finberg 1924, no. 55, State vi/vi

  • Series Title

    Liber Studiorum: no.55 [Finberg 1-71; 1943.3.8129-8199]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Finberg, Alexander. The History of Turner's Liber Studiorum with a new Catalogue Raisonne. London: Ernest Benn, 1924.

Wikidata ID

Q65022448

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