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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > Thames sketchbooks c.1804-14 > River and Margate Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Barges and a Hulk c.1805-7

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Barges and a Hulk’ c.1805-7
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 37 Recto:
Barges and a Hulk circa 1805–7
D06414
Turner Bequest XCIX 33
Pencil on off-white wove paper, 115 x 190 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in blue ink ‘33’ top right
Stamped in black ‘XCIX 33’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The man-of-war lacks masts and must be at anchor. She may be the same ship as in folio 35 recto (D06411; Turner Bequest XCIX 31), seen from the other side.

David Blayney Brown
March 2009

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘Barges and a Hulk c.1805–7 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, March 2009, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-barges-and-a-hulk-r1130609, accessed 25 April 2024.