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 and Shipping c.1830-41

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Coastal Terrain and Shipping’ c.1830-41
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Coastal Terrain and Shipping c.1830–41
D34839
Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 355v
Pencil on white wove paper, 185 x 227 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil with colour notes across sheet
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.
The recto is Tate D34838 (Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 355).
Technical Notes:
Light brown staining across the sheet.

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Coastal Terrain and Shipping 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-coastal-terrain-and-shipping-r1182855, accessed 25 April 2024.