Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Stettin Harbour with Boats, Figure Groups, Carts, Luggage, and Equipment 1835
D31084
Turner Bequest CCCVII 33
Pencil on cream laid paper, 89 x 162 mm
Watermarked with a beehive surrounded by garlands and bees
Inscribed in pencil by Turner ‘W’, ‘Boat W[...]’, ‘[?R...] and Low’ top left; ‘Light yellow Fore sail’ top centre towards right; ‘not [...]’ centre towards top right; ‘Brown Dray’ right centre; ‘Raft [...] N B’ bottom right towards centre (inverted); ‘Jack for [?loading]’ bottom centre; ‘Green Red’ bottom left towards centre, ‘Red’ right centre
Inscribed in red ink by Ruskin ‘33’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCCVII–33’ bottom right
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856