J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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Joseph Mallord William Turner A Steam Ship; Shipping c.1835-40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Steam Ship; Shipping’ c.1835-40
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 23 Recto:
A Steam Ship; Shipping c.1835–40
D27410
Turner Bequest CCLXXIX a 23
Pencil on white wove paper, 111 x 86 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘23’ top right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ink ‘CCLXXIX (a) – 23’ top right, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
These maritime studies are typical of many of the sketches in this volume. For more information, see the sketchbook Introduction.

John Chu
February 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘A Steam Ship; Shipping c.1835–40 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, February 2015, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, August 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-a-steam-ship-shipping-r1181549, accessed 05 April 2026.