Joseph Mallord William TurnerStudies of the 'Victory' c.1805

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Artist
Title
Studies of the 'Victory'
From Shipwreck (1) Sketchbook
Turner Bequest LXXXVII
Date c.1805
Dimensionssupport: 185 x 118 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D05418
Turner Bequest LXXXVII 43
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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 27 Recto:
Studies of the ‘Victory’ circa 1805
D05418
Turner Bequest LXXXVII 43
Pen and ink on cream laid paper, 185 x 118 mm
Inscribed by Turner in ink ‘Victory’ and ‘Cabin’ to right of image
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘43’ top right, running vertically
Stamped in black ‘LXXXVII 43’ top right, running vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
See note to folio 10 of this sketchbook (D05387; Turner Bequest LXXXVII 29), and for the Victory, Introduction and notes to the Nelson sketchbook (Tate D05446–D05490; D40701–D40705; D41427; Turner Bequest LXXXIX).

David Blayney Brown
January 2006

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