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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Harbour Infrastructure c.1835-40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Harbour Infrastructure’ c.1835-40
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 57 Recto:
Harbour Infrastructure c.1835–40
D27467
Turner Bequest CCLXXIX a 57
Pencil on white wove paper, 111 x 86 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘57’ top left, inverted
Stamped in black ink ‘CCLXXIX (a) – 57’ top left, inverted
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The cursory nature of this harbour-side study is typical of the drawings in this volume. See the sketchbook Introduction for more information.

John Chu
February 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Harbour Infrastructure 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-harbour-infrastructure-r1181599, accessed 05 April 2026.