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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Vessels on the Shore 1819

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Vessels on the Shore’ 1819
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 74 Recto:
Vessels on the Shore 1819
D16051
Turner Bequest CLXXXVI 72
Pencil on white wove paper, 113 x 189 mm
Inscribed by ?John Ruskin in red ink ‘72’ top right, and ‘245’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CLXXXVI 73’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This sketch depicts various boats moored in a line along the shore. Numerous types of vessels could be seen within the port of Naples and all along the coastline. For similar studies see folios 60 verso and 88 verso (D16025 and D16080; Turner Bequest CLXXXVI 58a and 86a).

Nicola Moorby
August 2010

How to cite

Nicola Moorby, ‘Vessels on the Shore 1819 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, August 2010, 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-on-the-shore-r1137975, accessed 25 April 2024.