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

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8
J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > Isle of Wight 1827 > Cowes Regatta Sketchbook > Artwork

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 29 Recto:
Yachts under Sail 1827
D18044
Turner Bequest CCVII 29
Pencil on white wove paper, 100 x 74 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘29’ top right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CCVII – 29’ top right, ascending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the page turned vertically, there are two studies here. At the top four yachts pass a boat flying a large flag, which appears to be moored as a racing course marker. Below is a very rapid, slight sketch of several craft. 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-r1183532, accessed 24 April 2024.