Harbor Scene
Joseph Mallord William Turner, English, 1775 - 1851
not dated
Ink and wash over faint graphite lines on paper
Impression: 1 1/16 × 2 9/16 in. (2.7 × 6.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of John Wilmerding in honor of Philip Hofer
D.975.65
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Drawing
Research Area
Drawing
Not on view
Inscriptions
Not signed. On reverse at upper right: sticker with 828 / 5 458 Incribed center in red pen: To John / With warm regards. / Philip Hofer. / Christmas 1971 / Turner ? Ah if only I were surer than Laue ... / P.H. / 4 (in blue crayon) Lower center in brown ink over graphite: 12.
Exhibition History
Curator's Choice: Dartmouth College Permanent Collection, Jaffe-Friede, Strauss and Barrows Galleries, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 29, 1976-January 16, 1977.
Master Drawings from the College Collection, Beaumont-May Gallery, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 1-October 8, 1978.
Provenance
Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA; by whom given to John Wilmerding (1938-2024), Boston, MA, 1971; given to present collection, 1975.
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