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 Gentleman Sketching c.1830-41

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Gentleman Sketching’ c.1830-41
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Gentleman Sketching c.1830–41
D34950
Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 449v
Pencil on paper, 91 x 62 mm
Inscribed in red ink ‘cccxliv 4[...]6’ | 307’ bottom left, descending vertically
Inscribed in pencil ‘449’ bottom left, descending vertically
Blind stamped with Turner Bequest monogram centre
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This sketch is catalogued in this section because the verso of the sheet depicts a maritime subject.
Verso:
See Tate D34949 (Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 449).

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Gentleman Sketching 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-gentleman-sketching-r1182862, accessed 25 April 2024.