Joseph Mallord William Turner

A Sailing Vessel on a calm Sea: Moonlight

1796–7

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Wilson Sketchbook
Medium
Gouache, graphite and watercolour on paper
Dimensions
Support: 113 x 93 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D01184
Turner Bequest XXXVII 67

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Beddgelert Church: Moonlight’ 1798

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Horses and a Cart, with Figures, in a Sandy Cutting Leading to the Sea, with the Rigging of Sailing Vessels beyond Buildings’ 1796–7

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Sailing Ship Foundering in Heavy Seas, Seen from Above’ 1796–7

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Calm, with Various Vessels, One Firing a Gun’ c.1799–1802

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Horses and a Cart, with Figures, in a Sandy Cutting Leading to the Sea, with the Rigging of Sailing Vessels beyond Buildings’ 1796–7

Joseph Mallord William Turner Horses and a Cart, with Figures, in a Sandy Cutting Leading to the Sea, with the Rigging of Sailing Vessels beyond Buildings

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Shore Scene, with a Figure looking out to Sea; a Boat pulled up on the Beach, and a Ship on the Horizon’ 1796–7

Joseph Mallord William Turner Shore Scene, with a Figure looking out to Sea; a Boat pulled up on the Beach, and a Ship on the Horizon

1796–7
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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Caernarvon Castle with Shipping: Moonlight’ c.1798–9

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1802
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1796–7
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