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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner A Yacht and Figures in a Rowing Boat 1827

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Yacht and Figures in a Rowing Boat’ 1827
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 57 Recto:
A Yacht and Figures in a Rowing Boat 1827
D20684
Turner Bequest CCXXVI 54
Pencil on white wove paper, 192 x 112 mm
Partial watermark ‘R Bar | 18’
Stamped in black ‘CCXXVI – 54’ top right, ascending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the page turned vertically, a yacht is shown with its sails set, with figures in a rowing boat off its starboard bow. For more on studies in this sketchbook relating to the regatta events at Cowes from late July 1827 onwards, see the Introduction.
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Matthew Imms
November 2015

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘A Yacht and Figures in a Rowing Boat 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-a-yacht-and-figures-in-a-rowing-boat-r1183326, accessed 24 April 2024.