The Chain Pier, Brighton (Turner)
Painting by J.M.W. Turner
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The Chain Pier, Brighton is an 1828 landscape painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner featuring a view of the sea at the resort town of Brighton in Southern England, dominated by the Royal Suspension Chain Pier which had opened five years earlier.[1][2] The work was originally produced as a initial version for the art collector George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont's property at Petworth House where it was designed as one of four landscapes intended to fit under full-length portraits, explaining its unusual width. Egremont had been one of the investors in the construction of the pier.[3]
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| Artist | Joseph Mallord William Turner |
| Year | 1828 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 136.5 cm × 71.1 cm (53.7 in × 28.0 in) |
| Location | Tate Britain, London |
| Accession | N02064 |
| Website | tate |
A second version of the painting is on display at Petworth House.[4]
The work was part of the Turner Bequest of 1856 and was in the National Gallery until 1906 before it was transferred to the Tate Britain.[3] Turner's contemporary John Constable had produced his own painting Chain Pier, Brighton the previous year, which is also now in the Tate.[5]
