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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Yachts off Norris Castle and Cowes 1827

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Yachts off Norris Castle and Cowes’ 1827
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 54 Recto:
Yachts off Norris Castle and Cowes 1827
D20679
Turner Bequest CCXXVI 52
Pencil on white wove paper, 192 x 112 mm
Stamped in black ‘CCXXVI – 52’ top right, ascending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The three drawings here were made with the page turned vertically. At the top yachts manoeuvre in open water; in the centre more are seen in the Solent north of Norris Castle (see under folio 40 recto; D20658; Turner Bequest CCXXVI 38), while the bottom view is effectively a continuation, looking south-west to Cowes. For more on studies in this sketchbook relating to the regatta events at Cowes from late July 1827 onwards, see the Introduction.

Matthew Imms
November 2015

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Yachts off Norris Castle and Cowes 1827 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, November 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-yachts-off-norris-castle-and-cowes-r1183320, accessed 23 September 2024.