Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
A Fishing Boat Putting out to Sea 1801
D05158
Turner Bequest LXXXII 77
Pencil and ink on white laid paper, 161 x 256 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘[?Profits have appeard to be fall of late | [?far on enter] to the sale of others | in [?abt]’ at left, ascending vertically
Blind–stamped with Turner Bequest monogram right of centre
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘77’ top right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black ‘LXXXII – 77’ top right, ascending vertically
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856