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

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Barge with Three Figures on its Deck c.1800-1

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 56 Verso:
A Barge with Three Figures on its Deck c.1800–1
D03707
Turner Bequest LXI 54a
Pencil and grey wash on coarse off-white wove paper, 131 x 206 mm
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram below right of centre
Stamped in black ‘LXI – 54a’ bottom right, ascending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Drawn with the page turned horizontally, this is one of several studies of boats in this book; see also folios 57 verso–58 recto, 58 verso and 59 verso (D03709, D40782, D03717, D03711; Turner Bequest LXI 55a–[reverse of 61], 61, 56a)

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘A Barge with Three Figures on its Deck c.1800–1 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-a-barge-with-three-figures-on-its-deck-r1178093, accessed 22 September 2024.