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Entrance of the Meuse

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Entrance of the Meuse
ArtistJ. M. W. Turner
Year1819
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions246.4 cm × 173.2 cm (97.0 in × 68.2 in)
LocationTate Britain, London
AccessionN00501
Websitetate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-entrance-of-the-meuse-orange-merchant-on-the-bar-going-to-pieces-brill-church-n00501

Entrance of the Meuse is an 1819 oil on canvas maritime painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner.[1] The painting's full title is Entrance of the Meuse: Orange-Merchant on the Bar, Going to Pieces; Brill Church bearing S. E. by S., Masensluys E. by S.. It has been cited as one of Turner's tendency for "long and serpentine" titles and "reads as it might be three paintings at least".[2]

It depicts a Dutch merchantman carrying a cargo of oranges marooned on a sandbanks in the mouth of the River Meuse. Brielle church can be seen on the horizon. The painting appears to be a pun on the word orange referring both to the fruit and to the reigning House of Orange of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.[3]

The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition of 1819 at Somerset House. It was part of the 1856 Turner Bequest to the nation and is now in the collection of the Tate Britain in Pimlico.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ Powell p.106
  2. ^ Hamilton. Constable. P.188
  3. ^ a b "Entrance of the Meuse: Orange-Merchant on the Bar, Going to Pieces; Brill Church bearing S. E. by S., Masensluys E. by S." Tate. Archived from the original on February 18, 2025. Retrieved May 9, 2025.

Bibliography

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  • Bailey, Anthony. J.M.W. Turner: Standing in the Sun. Tate Enterprises , 2013.
  • Hamilton, James. Constable: A Portrait. Hachette UK, 2022.
  • Hamilton, James. Turner - A Life. Sceptre, 1998.
  • Powell, Cecelia. Turner's Rivers of Europe: The Rhine, Meuse and Mosel. Tate Gallery, 1991
  • Reynolds, Graham. Turner. Thames & Hudson, 2022.