Joseph Mallord William Turner

Lighthouse and Coastal Terrain

c.1830

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Medium
Chalk and graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 194 x 178 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D25119
Turner Bequest CCLXII 19

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:
Light brown marks across sheet.
Verso:
Pencil note ‘D25119’. Stamped in black with Turner Bequest monogram and ‘CCLXII -19’. Vestiges of white wove paper around the edges, presumably from an earlier mount.
Technical notes:
Light brown stains on left-hand side of the sheet.

John Chu
June 2015

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