Bell Rock Lighthouse
1819 · Watercolour and gouache with scratching out
Dimensions 30.6 × 45.5 cm
Collection: Art Whisperer
The Bell Rock Lighthouse, which is situated off the Angus coast south-west of Arbroath, is one of the greatest achievements of early nineteenth-century engineering. It was designed by Robert Stevenson and built between 1807 and 1811 on a partially submerged reef, using the latest and most revolutionary construction methods. In 1819, Stevenson commissioned Turner to design a frontispiece for his ‘Account of the Bell Rock Lighthouse’. This watercolour was the result. Turner never actually visited the lighthouse, and probably based his design on drawings. It was subsequently engraved for Stevenson’s account by John Horsburgh and published in 1824.
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About this artwork
Bell Rock Lighthouse (1819) by Joseph Mallord William Turner, watercolour and gouache with scratching out, from the Art Whisperer collection.
About Joseph Mallord William Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (23 April 1775 – 19 December 1851), known contemporarily 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.
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