'Composition Study of Shipping at Sea, with a Three-master and a Lugger', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Composition Study of Shipping at Sea, with a Three-master and a Lugger

From Drawings and Watercolours Connected with the Welsh and Marches Tours

Date ?1792

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 279 x 380 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D00400

Turner Bequest XXIII Z

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Composition Study of Shipping at Sea, with a Three-master and a Lugger ?1792

D00400
Turner Bequest XXIII Z

Pencil on white wove paper, 279 x 380 mm
Stamped in black ‘XXIII Z’ bottom right

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

This slight study, set within a pencil ‘frame’ with rough sketches of boats around it, confirms that Turner was contemplating marine compositions at this early date; compare Tate D00394 (Turner Bequest XXIII T 2). The style suggests a date of 1792 or even earlier.

The verso is D40244.

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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