J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8
J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > Thames sketchbooks c.1804-14 > River and Margate Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Barges and Men-of-War or Merchantmen c.1805-9

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Barges and Men-of-War or Merchantmen’ c.1805-9
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 20 Recto:
Barges and Men-of-War or Merchantmen circa 1805–9
D06386
Turner Bequest XCIX 17
Pencil and watercolour on off-white wove paper, 115 x 190 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
See note to folio 18 of the sketchbook (D06382; Turner Bequest XCIX 15) for its several coloured sketches. Here, Turner uses colour mainly to indicate light and shadow on the sails of barges and other shipping.
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David Blayney Brown
March 2009

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘Barges and Men-of-War or Merchantmen c.1805–9 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, March 2009, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-barges-and-men-of-war-or-merchantmen-r1130578, accessed 23 April 2024.