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 Figures, Boats and Lobster Cages c.1830-41

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Figures, Boats and Lobster Cages’ c.1830-41
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Figures, Boats and Lobster Cages c.1830–41
D34788
Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 322v
Pencil on white laid paper, 171 x 75 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘Blue [...] Lots [...] F[...] | F[...] | R[...]e | Washing nets’ centre
Blind stamped three times 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.
Technical Notes:
The sheet has been removed from a sketchbook.
Verso:
See Tate D34787 (Turner Bequest CCCXLIV 322).

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Figures, Boats and Lobster Cages c.1830–41 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-figures-boats-and-lobster-cages-r1182852, accessed 23 November 2024.