'Sunset at Sea, with a Lighthouse and Distant Ship', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Sunset at Sea, with a Lighthouse and Distant Ship

From Wilson Sketchbook

Turner Bequest XXXVII

Date 1796-7

MediumGouache, graphite and watercolour on paper

Dimensionssupport: 113 x 93 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D01125

Turner Bequest XXXVII 8

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Turner's sketchbooks

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lighthouse (278)

nature (37,449)

seascapes and coasts (6,839)

sea (3,100)

times of the day (1,555)

sunset (528)

society (14,246)

transport: water (7,828)

ship, sailing (1,351)

Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1790s

Wilson Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest