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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Yachts under Sail 1827

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Yachts under Sail’ 1827
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 18 Recto:
Yachts under Sail 1827
D18022
Turner Bequest CCVII 18
Pencil on white wove paper, 74 x 100 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘18’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCVII – 18’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Two yachts are shown under sail, while the vessel at the right flying a large flag is perhaps anchored as a marker on a racing course. For more on studies in this sketchbook relating to the regatta events at Cowes from late July 1827 onwards, see the sketchbook Introduction.

Matthew Imms
December 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Yachts under Sail 1827 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, December 2014, 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-under-sail-r1183510, accessed 23 September 2024.