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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > Coastal Scenes and Shipping c.1820-45 > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Rowboat c.1830

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Rowboat’ c.1830
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Rowboat c.1830
D24584
Turner Bequest CCLIX 19
Gouache and watercolour on blue paper, 140 x 189 mm
Stamped in black ‘CCLIX 19’ bottom right
Blind stamped with Turner Bequest monogram
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This is one of a large number of sketches on loose sheets of paper depicting coastal terrain and seagoing vessels in various combinations. For the grouping and dating of these works to the middle and later periods of Turner’s career, see the section introduction.
Verso:
Pencil note reading ‘19 | 5’.

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Rowboat c.1830 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, June 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-rowboat-r1182734, accessed 09 May 2024.