'Figures by the Water, with Ships and Buildings at Tygwyn Ferry; Harlech Castle in the Distance', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Figures by the Water, with Ships and Buildings at Tygwyn Ferry; Harlech Castle in the Distance

From North Wales Sketchbook

Turner Bequest XXXIX

Date 1798

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 266 x 171 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D01459

Turner Bequest XXXIX 95

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Geographic location

British Isles

Wales

Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1790s

North Wales Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest