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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Coastal Terrain and Figures c.1830-41

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Coastal Terrain and Figures’ c.1830-41
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Coastal Terrain and Figures c.1830–41
D34318
Turner Bequest CCCXLIII 19v
Pencil on blue paper, 95 x 142 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This is one of a large number of sketches on loose sheets of paper depicting coastal terrain and seagoing vessels in various combinations. For the grouping and dating of these works to the middle and later periods of Turner’s career, see the section introduction.
Verso:
Tate D34317 (Turner Bequest CCCXLIII 19).

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Coastal Terrain and Figures c.1830–41 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, June 2015, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, November 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-coastal-terrain-and-figures-r1182827, accessed 25 April 2024.