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 and Yorkshire 1814-17 > Devon Rivers, No.2 Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Hulk 1814

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Hulk’ 1814
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 17 Recto:
A Hulk 1814
D09689
Turner Bequest CXXXIII 17
Pencil on white wove paper, 110 x 178 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in blue ink ‘17’ bottom right, descending vertically, and ‘294’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXXXIII 17’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This is one of a number of studies of hulks (decommissioned, dismasted warships) interspersed with topographical sketches in the Hamoaze and lower reaches of the River Tamar north-west of Plymouth Sound between folios 3 recto and 29 recto (D09671–D09703). In the present sketch Turner concentrates solely on the starboard elevation of the hull of the old vessel, delicately outlining various features including hut-like structures built on the deck, but giving no indication of gun ports.
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Matthew Imms
July 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘A Hulk 1814 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, July 2014, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, September 2014, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-a-hulk-r1147240, accessed 26 April 2024.