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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Sailing Barges, Probably on the River Thames c.1823-4

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Sailing Barges, Probably on the River Thames’ c.1823-4
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 41 Recto:
Sailing Barges, Probably on the River Thames c.1823–4
D17905
Turner Bequest CCV 41
Pencil on white wove paper, 162 x 98 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘41’ top right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CCV – 41’ top right, ascending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the page turned vertically, Turner has made two studies of barges under full sail, perhaps observed in the Pool of London. More than half the drawings in this sketchbook show the River Thames around Old London Bridge, and are likely to date from 1824; see the Introduction.

Matthew Imms
December 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Sailing Barges, Probably on the River Thames c.1823–4 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, December 2014, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, April 2015, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-sailing-barges-probably-on-the-river-thames-r1172619, accessed 26 April 2024.