'Sketches of Shipping and Skies', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Sketches of Shipping and Skies

From Old London Bridge Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CCV

Date 1823-4

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 103 x 167 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D40961

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Turner's sketchbooks

View this artwork in the Old London Bridge Sketchbook

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1820s

Old London Bridge Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest