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 c.1830-41

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Coastal Terrain’ c.1830-41
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Coastal Terrain c.1830–41
D34870
Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 378
Pencil on white wove paper, 130 x 210 mm
Stamped in black CCCXLIV ‘378’ bottom right
Blind stamped with Turner Bequest centre
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.
Technical Notes:
The sheet has been folded vertically down the centre.
Verso:
Blank

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Coastal Terrain 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-r1182859, accessed 27 April 2024.