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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > Coastal Scenes and Shipping c.1820-45 > Artwork

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

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Coastal Terrain and Shipping’ c.1830-41
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Coastal Terrain and Shipping c.1830–41
D34841
Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 356v
Pencil on white wove paper, 187 x 227 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘[...]en [...] H[...]’ centre right, ascending vertically
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.
The recto is Tate D34840 (Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 356).
Technical Notes:
The sheet has been folded twice across the centre. Light brown staining across the page.

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Coastal Terrain and Shipping 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-shipping-r1182857, accessed 19 April 2024.