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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > History Painting c.1799-1807 > Studies for Pictures Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Ships under Sail c.1799-1802

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Ships under Sail’ c.1799-1802
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 54 Recto:
Ships under Sail c.1799–1802
D04059
Turner Bequest LXIX 54
Pencil and white chalk on blue laid paper, 135 x 210 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘54’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘LXIX-54’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Made with the pages turned horizontally, this study continues on folio 53 verso opposite (D04058). It is one of a long sequence of rapid pencil notes of shipping in this book; see folios 32 verso–39 recto, and 54 verso–57 recto (D04027–D04040, D04060–D04064).

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Ships under Sail c.1799–1802 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, May 2013, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, April 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-ships-under-sail-r1177937, accessed 20 April 2024.