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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Boats and a Ship under Sail c.1815-16

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Boats and a Ship under Sail’ c.1815-16
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 62 Verso:
Boats and a Ship under Sail c.1815–16
D10839
Turner Bequest CXLIII 62a
Pencil on white wove paper, 102 x 160 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
In this rapid sketch, drawn with the page turned horizontally, two boats are shown on the left with their sails in silhouette, along with another in outline on the right, passing a ship with a tall central mast. For similar studies in this sketchbook, see under folio 8 recto (D10784).

Matthew Imms
September 2013

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Boats and a Ship under Sail c.1815–16 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, September 2013, 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-boats-and-a-ship-under-sail-r1147726, accessed 19 September 2024.