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 Large Ships under Sail near a Group of Small Boats beside a Quay c.1799-1802

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Large Ships under Sail near a Group of Small Boats beside a Quay’ c.1799-1802
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 118 Recto:
Large Ships under Sail near a Group of Small Boats beside a Quay c.1799–1802
D04136
Turner Bequest LXIX 119
Ink, wash and gouache on blue laid paper, 135 x 210 mm
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom centre
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘119’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘LXIX-119’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Drawn with the page turned horizontally, this is one of a sequence of shipping compositions.
Technical notes:
The sheet is discoloured from prolonged exposure.
Verso:
Blank; inscribed by Ruskin in red ink ‘[?83]’ (obliterated).

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Large Ships under Sail near a Group of Small Boats beside a Quay 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-large-ships-under-sail-near-a-group-of-small-boats-beside-a-r1178016, accessed 26 April 2024.