Poole Town Harbor Dorset England J M W Turner 1880 Engraving

THIS drawing gives a very forcible and accurate idea of the peculiar situation of the town of Poole, which is built on what is almost a peninsula on the north side of Poole harbour. The immense popu- larity of the neighboring watering-place of Bournemouth has of late years made the ancient city much better known than formerly. In the harbour are two large oblong islands, one of which, Branksea, was of late years brought into some notoriety, and now belongs to, or is rented by, Mr. Cavendish Bentinck, M.P. The harbour is a quarter of a mile wide, and a channel from two to six fathoms deep leads up to the town. In its vicinity is the famous ruin of Corfe Castle. There are extensive potteries here, and one hundred and fifty thousand tons of Purbeck clay for the Staffordshire potteries are shipped from the port annually. The most remarkable feature of our engraving, besides the beautifully evanescent distance, is the skill with which Turner has introduced the timber wagon in the foreground, which, with its team of four horses and long trunks, extends more than half across the picture, and greatly relieves the flatness of the view.

140 year old steal engraving is from the book, The Turner Gallery: A Series of One Hundred and Twenty Engravings from the Works of the Late J. M. W. Turner, R.A. Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1880.

Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (23 April 1775 – 19 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colourisations, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. He left behind more than 550 oil paintings, 2,000 watercolours, and 30,000 works on paper.

Condition: The reverse side: is blank, Type of paper: heavy.

Type of print: STEEL ENGRAVING, WHITE & BLACK (CLEAN)

Sheet Size 14.5 X 10.5 inches.

This is a highly detailed steel engraved illustration from one of the most famous books ever to capture the beauty J W Turners art, scenery & landscapes exquisite steel plate engraving.

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