© Portsmouth City Museum & Records Office
Gosport, Entrance to Portsmouth Harbour
Artist: JMW Turner (1775 - 1851)
Location: Portsmouth City Museum & Records Office
Date: circa 1829
Materials: watercolour with gum arabic and scratching out
Dimensions: 29 x 43 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £29,371 (Total: £162,860)
Vendor: Christie's
Review number: 4484 (1997)
Provenance:
Thomas Griffin; John Ruskin; Sir Donald Currie and then by descent; Agnews.
Description:
The work depicts a seascape with Gosport in the background. To the forefront is a small vessel swaying in the choppy waves - the face of a female passenger and a crew member clearly visible. Behind and around it are numerous vessels and rowboats
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