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

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8
J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > West Country 1811 > Devonshire Coast, No.1 Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Wharves and Shipping 1811

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Wharves and Shipping’ 1811
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 8 Recto:
Wharves and Shipping 1811
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Turner Bequest CXXIII 8
Pencil on white wove writing paper, 75 x 117 mm
Inscribed twice by John Ruskin in red ink ‘8’ bottom right and bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXXIII – 8’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
There appear to be few specific indications of the location of this West Country harbour or boatyard. There may be distant rocks or buildings on the level horizon at the centre, possibly with a line of hills above.

Matthew Imms
June 2011

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Wharves and Shipping 1811 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, June 2011, 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-wharves-and-shipping-r1136852, accessed 18 April 2024.