Dorset Gallery

Weymouth and Portland

19 pictures: 15 in colour, 4 in black and white

In colour

Sailing ships moored in Weymouth harbour, with the town and the long curve of the bay behind.
Weymouth from the Nothe Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
Families on the sands in front of the clock tower, with the long terrace of the seafront behind.
The Jubilee Clock, Weymouth Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
People on Weymouth sands among the bathing machines, with the headland across the bay.
The fort, Weymouth Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
The ruin of a small stone castle on a grassy clifftop, looking across the water to Portland.
Sandsfoot Castle Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
Looking down over a village of stone houses to the long straight bank of Chesil Beach running away along the coast.
Chesil Beach, Portland Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
A steep village street of stone cottages winding down towards the sea.
Portland Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
Fishing boats pulled up on a rocky beach beneath rough, broken cliffs.
The cove, Portland Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
The ruined keep of Rufus Castle perched high on a rocky, overgrown slope above a cove.
Rufus Castle, Portland Photochrom, 1890s Library of Congress
Fishing boats drawn up on Weymouth sands, with fishermen and their catch in the foreground and the long curve of the town across a bright bay.
Weymouth J. M. W. Turner, about 1811 Yale Center for British Art
A man ploughing with a horse on a clifftop field in evening light, above a wide bay.
View near Weymouth John Crome Detroit Institute of Arts
Sailing ships moored at Weymouth quay in front of a tall pale building, with people on the quayside.
Weymouth, with the Custom House John Henderson Yale Center for British Art
A tall-masted sailing boat on still water, with a bridge and low hills behind.
Paddle Steamer near Weymouth Unknown artist, about 1830 Yale Center for British Art
A ruined stone tower on the edge of a rocky cliff, with the sea and a distant headland beyond.
Weymouth Castle Unknown artist, about 1830 Yale Center for British Art
A low stone castle and houses on the shore below a green hill, with a red rowing boat on the beach and ships in the harbour.
Portland Castle James Bulwer, 1833 to 1839 National Gallery of Art, Washington
A wide pale view along the Portland shore at dusk, with broken white rocks, a few figures and a pink sky.
Church Hope, Portland George Cumberland Yale Center for British Art

In black and white

Engravings, etchings, drawings and early photographs.

A dark mezzotint of storm clouds over Weymouth Bay, with a pale shore and a low headland.
Weymouth Bay David Lucas after John Constable, 1830 Yale Center for British Art
An etching of Weymouth Bay under heavy cloud, with light breaking through onto the water.
Weymouth Bay Maxime Lalanne after John Constable, about 1860 Library of Congress
An engraving of fishing boats and fishermen on the shore, with Weymouth along the bay under shafts of light.
Weymouth W. B. Cooke after J. M. W. Turner, 1813 Yale Center for British Art
An engraving of a ruined castle on a rocky slope above the sea, with quarrymen among fallen stone.
Bow and Arrow Castle, Portland W. B. Cooke after J. M. W. Turner, 1814 to 1826 Yale Center for British Art