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 Lighthouse and Coastal Terrain c.1830-41

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Lighthouse and Coastal Terrain’ c.1830-41
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Lighthouse and Coastal Terrain c.1830–41
D34522
Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 156
Pencil on white wove paper, 109 x 152 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil with colour notes across sheet
Inscribed in pencil 156 bottom right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black Turner Bequest ‘CCCXLIV 156’ top right, ascending vertically
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.
Technical Notes:
This sheet has been removed from a sketchbook.
Verso:
See Tate D34523 (Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 156v).

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Lighthouse and Coastal Terrain c.1830–41 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-lighthouse-and-coastal-terrain-r1182842, accessed 19 April 2024.