Joseph Mallord William Turner

Boats and Coastal Terrain

c.1830–45

Image released under Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND (3.0 Unported)

License this image

In Tate Britain

Prints and Drawings Room

View by appointment
Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Medium
Gouache and watercolour on paper
Dimensions
Support: 193 × 281 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D36164
Turner Bequest CCCLXIV 307

Catalogue entry

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:
A margin of darker blue paper around the edge of the sheet indicates prolonged exposure to light.
Verso:
Pencil note reading ‘574c’. Stamped with the Turner Bequest monogram and ‘CCCLXIV – 307’.

John Chu
June 2015

Read full Catalogue entry

Explore

You might like

Left Right

In the shop

Browse the shop