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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > Coastal Scenes and Shipping c.1820-45 > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Coastal Terrain c.1820-30

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Coastal Terrain’ c.1820-30
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Coastal Terrain c.1820–30
D25352
Turner Bequest CCLXIII 230
Watercolour on white wove paper, 193 x 282 mm
Gouache and watercolour on paper, 194 x 281 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘230’ bottom right
Inscribed in pencil ‘CCLXIII’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCLXIII – 230’ bottom right
Blind stamped with Turner Bequest monogram centre
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This is one of a large number of sketches on loose sheets of paper depicting coastal terrain and seagoing vessels in various combinations. For the grouping and dating of these works to the middle and later periods of Turner’s career, see the section introduction.
Verso:
The verso is attached to the mount.

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Coastal Terrain c.1820–30 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, June 2015, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, November 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-coastal-terrain-r1182797, accessed 22 December 2025.