Leith Roads is a stretch of water off the coastal town of
Leith, Scotland. The waters extend about two miles (3 km) offshore and provide a generally safe anchor, protected from the gales as they are, by
Inchkeith.
The English landscape painter
J. M. W. Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 177519 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colouring, imaginative landscapes and turbulen ...
drew a pair of sketches in 1822 entitled ''Shipping in Leith Roads'' which are part of the
Tate's collection.
References
Firth of Forth
Leith
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