Joseph Mallord William Turner

A Group of Venetian Fishing Boats, Perhaps off the Riva degli Schiavoni

1819

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Venice to Ancona Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 111 × 184 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D14501
Turner Bequest CLXXVI 7 a

Catalogue entry

Though shown in isolation, these Venetian boats may have been observed in the Bacino off the Riva degli Schiavoni, the viewpoint for a series of views on adjacent pages. There are other studies of boats on folios 10 verso and 17 recto (D14507, D14519), and on folio 90 verso (D14652; Turner Bequest CLXXVI 86a).
Technical notes:
The glue used to repair a 35 mm tear to the bottom edge has darkened considerably. There is a prominent crease running across from the top of the tear.

Matthew Imms
March 2017

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