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George Tobin: Turf Entrance to Exeter Canal, 1829   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
George Tobin  (1768–1838)  wikidata:Q18593080
 
Alternative names
Captain George Tobin; Captain Tobin
Description British naval officer and painter
Date of birth/death 1768 Edit this at Wikidata 1838 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Salisbury Edit this at Wikidata Teignmouth Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1792 Edit this at Wikidata–1796 Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q18593080
Title
Turf Entrance to Exeter Canal, 1829
Description
In 1676 the Exeter canal was extended to Topsham. The last extension to Turf Lock opened in 1827. An amateur artist, Captain Tobin was a friend and sketching companion of the marine painter, Thomas Luny. Like Luny, Tobin retired to Teignmouth after a career in the Navy.
Depicted place The Turf Lock
Date May 1829
date QS:P571,+1829-05-00T00:00:00Z/10
Medium watercolor on paper
medium QS:P186,Q22915256;P186,Q11472,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 228 mm (8.97 in); width: 281 mm (11.06 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,228U174789
dimensions QS:P2049,281U174789
institution QS:P195,Q7373646
Accession number
31/1938/1
Place of creation Teignmouth
Credit line Royal Albert Memorial Museum
Inscriptions 1. Turf. This spot untill (sic) 1828 was part of Exminster Marsh it is now known as the point of Junction of the Exeter Canal with the Estuary of the River Exe & by means of which vesells (sic) of 200 tons burden ascend to Exeter Quay. The House was built cheifly (sic) for the accomodation of the Navigators employed in hauling the different Crafts up the Canals. The Tower to the right is the Belvidere (sic) in Powederham Park belong to Lord Courteney Powderham point forms the termination of the land to the right of the sketch. the (sic) extreme point ot the left is Exmouth. Sketched May 1829
Source/Photographer Royal Albert Memorial Museum
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