Plymouth, From Mount Edgcumbe was painted in 1814 and went under the hammer for £80,000 at Sotherby's. It is one of the best known in a series of Plymouth scenes which Turner produced for the publication, Picturesque Views On The Southern Coast.
It pictures a group of sailors, ladies and gentlemen dancing on Mount Edgcumbe hilltop in celebration of the fleet of ships before them anchored at the Devonport docks.
Turner (1775-1851) visited Plymouth three times and spoke highly of the city and its surrounding countryside and the series of paintings and sketches he made were very influential on local and visiting artists.
