'Shipping in the Pool of London off the Custom House; and Two Further Views', Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Shipping in the Pool of London off the Custom House; and Two Further Views

From Tabley No.3 Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CV

Date c.1825

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 108 x 185 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D07073

Turner Bequest CV 61 a

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Turner's sketchbooks

View this artwork in the Tabley No.3 Sketchbook

Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Folio 69 Verso:

Shipping in the Pool of London off the Custom House; and Two Further Views circa 1825

D07073
Turner Bequest CV 61a

Pencil on white wove paper, 108 x 185 mm

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

On the left of the leaf there is an extension, drawn with the sketchbook inverted, of the view of the Thames off the Custom House on folio 70 (D07074; Turner Bequest CV 62). To the right, made with the book turned upright, are two slight sketches of shipping, the lower one including St Paul’s Cathedral. See Introduction to the sketchbook for plans in the mid 1820s for a series of London subjects, including the Custom House and the Tower.

David Blayney Brown
June 2010

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