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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > West Country 1811 > Devonshire Coast, No.1 Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner A West Country Harbour; ?Boats on a Beach 1811

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A West Country Harbour; ?Boats on a Beach’ 1811
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 42 Recto:
A West Country Harbour; ?Boats on a Beach 1811
D08441
Turner Bequest CXXIII 42
Pencil on white wove writing paper, 75 x 117 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘42’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXXIII – 42’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This busy West Country scene, with sailing boats and what appears to be a pier or wharf on the right with buildings beyond, remains unidentified. There is a small separate sketch at the top right, which seems to show beached boats.

Matthew Imms
June 2011

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘A West Country Harbour; ?Boats on a Beach 1811 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, June 2011, 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-a-west-country-harbour-boats-on-a-beach-r1136918, accessed 19 September 2024.