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 41 Recto:
Yachts under Sail 1827
D18068
Turner Bequest CCVII 41
Pencil on white wove paper, 74 x 100 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘41’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCVII – 41’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This rapid study of sails and waves appear show two yachts sailing, and perhaps racing. Beyond may be the slight indication of a mast of a moored vessel. 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-r1183556, accessed 25 April 2024.