Joseph Mallord William Turner

Boats Sailing; a Study of Masts and Flags

1827

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
Part of
Cowes Regatta Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 74 x 100 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D18017
Turner Bequest CCVII 15

Catalogue entry

Inverted relative to the sketchbook’s foliation, at the top is a sequence of boats sailing to the left, while below is an isolated study of three masts with flags or bunting flying. For more on studies in this sketchbook relating to the regatta events at Cowes from late July 1827 onwards, see the sketchbook Introduction.

Matthew Imms
December 2014

Read full Catalogue entry

Explore

You might like

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Studies of Yachts and Flags’ 1827

Joseph Mallord William Turner Studies of Yachts and Flags

1827
View by appointment D20675
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Sailing Boat Flying a Flag’ 1827

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Sailing Boat Flying a Flag

1827
View by appointment D18071
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Flags’ c.1817–18

Joseph Mallord William Turner Flags

c.1817–18
D13203
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Rowing Boat Flying a Flag’ 1827

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Rowing Boat Flying a Flag

1827
View by appointment D18095
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘The Mast and Sails of a Thames Barge’ c.1825

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Mast and Sails of a Thames Barge

c.1825
View by appointment D18636
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Moored Sailing Boats, Flying Flags off a Wooded Shore’ 1827

Joseph Mallord William Turner Moored Sailing Boats, Flying Flags off a Wooded Shore

1827
View by appointment D18072
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Hulk and Sailing Boats’ c.1830

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Hulk and Sailing Boats

c.1830
View by appointment D35800
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Spanish Ensign and other Flags’ 1805

Joseph Mallord William Turner Spanish Ensign and other Flags

1805
View by appointment D05459
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Three Details of a Ship’s Masts and Yards’ c.1821

Joseph Mallord William Turner Three Details of a Ship’s Masts and Yards

c.1821
View by appointment D17422
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Masts and Rigging ?at Dieppe Harbour’ 1824

Joseph Mallord William Turner Masts and Rigging ?at Dieppe Harbour

1824
D20029
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Boats Sailing’ c.1829–30

Joseph Mallord William Turner Boats Sailing

c.1829–30
View by appointment D22532
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Sail Boats’ c.1830

Joseph Mallord William Turner Sail Boats

c.1830
View by appointment D25096
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Yachts under Sail; Flags’ 1827

Joseph Mallord William Turner Yachts under Sail; Flags

1827
View by appointment D20713
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Boat Sailing’ c.1834

Joseph Mallord William Turner Boat Sailing

c.1834
View by appointment D27983
Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A City or Royal Barge, with Details of Flags and a Uniformed Crew Member’ c.1825

Joseph Mallord William Turner A City or Royal Barge, with Details of Flags and a Uniformed Crew Member

c.1825
View by appointment D18600