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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Yachts under Sail 1827

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Yachts under Sail’ 1827
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 78 Recto:
Yachts under Sail 1827
D20719
Turner Bequest CCXXVI 75
Pencil on white wove paper, 192 x 112 mm
Partial watermark ‘R Bar | 18’
Stamped in black ‘CCXXVI – 75’ top right, ascending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
These drawing were made in four bands with the page turned vertically, with two one way up and two the other. They are isolated studies of yachts under sail from various angles, with the water only indicated in the third. 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, ‘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-yachts-under-sail-r1183361, accessed 05 April 2026.