'A Wharf and Jetty with Boats; a Study of Timbers', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

A Wharf and Jetty with Boats; a Study of Timbers

From The Thames in or near London

Date ?1794

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 233 x 185 mm

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Reference

D00171

Turner Bequest XVI I

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

A Wharf and Jetty with Boats; a Study of Timbers ?1794

D00171
Turner Bequest XVI I

Pencil on white wove paper, 233 x 185 mm
Inscribed in red ink ‘XVI.I’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘XVI I’ bottom right

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

Finberg listed this with the Dover drawings discussed elsewhere in the present section of the catalogue; but it appears to show a river bank rather than a sea-harbour. It is perhaps a scene on the Thames above London. There is a slight sketch of timbers above the main view.

Verso:

Blank; a smear of thin paint; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

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This catalogue entry is part of: David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, December 2012.

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