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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > Thames sketchbooks c.1804-14 > River and Margate Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Vessels off Greenwich c.1805-9

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Vessels off Greenwich’ c.1805-9
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 71 Verso:
Vessels off Greenwich circa 1805–9
D06476
Turner Bequest XCIX 67a
Pencil on off-white wove paper, 115 x 190 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Drawn with the sketchbook inverted. A very slight sketch, this is nevertheless identifiable as Greenwich from the domed buildings in the background.

David Blayney Brown
March 2009

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘Vessels off Greenwich 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-vessels-off-greenwich-r1130672, accessed 20 April 2024.