Gosport, Entrance to Portsmouth Harbour

JMW Turner (1775 - 1851)

City Museum and Records

circa 1829

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

• Medium: watercolour with gum arabic and scratching out
• Dimensions: 29 x 43 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £29371 ( Total: £162,860)
• ArtFunded in: 1997
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

Thomas Griffin; John Ruskin; Sir Donald Currie and then by descent; Agnews.

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