Of the two Dartmouth subjects that appear in Turner 's Rivers of England, Ruskin 's reference here is more likely to be to Dartmouth, on the River Dart, watercolour, c.1824 (Turner Bequest, Tate Britain, Wilton 739); engraved in 1825 by S.W. Reynolds ( Rawlinson 759).
J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851
Dartmouth Cove, with Sailor's Wedding c.1826
Watercolour, 28x38.7cm
Exhibitions: MBG 1833 (44)
Engraving:
Engraved by W.R. Smith, 1827
Copper engraving, 16.5x22.9cm
Engraved for the England and Wales series
Provenance: B.G. Windus; J.Heugh, sale Christie's 24/4/1874 (93), bt. Agnew; Holbrook Gaskell, sale Christie's 25/6/1909 (233), bt. King; Frank Gaskell, 1937; by descent to present owners
Collection: Private Collection UK: Ernest and Roger Gaskell
For a reproduction of this artistic work, please consult: Shanes, Eric, Turner's Picturesque Views in England and Wales, (Chatto & Windus, 1979), p.24/pl.4