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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Studies of Yachts under Sail 1827

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Studies of Yachts under Sail’ 1827
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 64 Verso:
Studies of Yachts under Sail 1827
D20695
Turner Bequest CCXXVI 61a
Pencil on white wove paper, 192 x 112 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
These three drawings were made with the page turned vertically. The upper two show yachts at speed, possibly racing, whereas the bottom view is more sedate, with figures and rowing boats on or just off the shore. For more on studies in this sketchbook relating to the regatta events at Cowes from late July 1827 onwards, see the Introduction.

Matthew Imms
November 2015

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Studies of Yachts under Sail 1827 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, November 2015, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, November 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-studies-of-yachts-under-sail-r1183337, accessed 16 July 2025.