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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > History Painting c.1799-1807 > Studies for Pictures Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Beached Boats with Ships at Sea Beyond c.1799-1802

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Beached Boats with Ships at Sea Beyond’ c.1799-1802
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 15 Recto:
Beached Boats with Ships at Sea Beyond c.1799–1802
D04009
Turner Bequest LXIX 15
Ink on blue laid paper, 135 x 210 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘15’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘LXIX-15’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Made with the page turned horizontally, this slight sketch unites two recurrent themes of this book: the litter of boats and maritime paraphernalia strewn across a beach, and groups of ships seen over water from the land.
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Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Beached Boats with Ships at Sea Beyond c.1799–1802 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, May 2013, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, April 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-beached-boats-with-ships-at-sea-beyond-r1177887, accessed 24 April 2024.