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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Fishermen c.1835-40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Fishermen’ c.1835-40
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 29 Verso:
Fishermen c.1835–40
D27422
Turner Bequest CCLXXIX a 29a
Pencil on white wove paper, 86 x 111 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
These fishermen are typical of the several scenes of modern maritime life in this sketchbook. For more information, see the sketchbook Introduction.

John Chu
February 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Fishermen c.1835–40 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, February 2015, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, August 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-fishermen-r1181560, accessed 23 April 2024.