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 Harbour c.1828-30

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Harbour’ c.1828-30
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Harbour c.1828–30
D24586
Turner Bequest CCLIX 21
Gouache and watercolour on blue paper, 137 x 190 mm
Stamped in black ‘CCLIX 21’ bottom right
Blind stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom right
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:
See Tate D41469 (Turner Bequest CCLIX 21v).

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Harbour c.1828–30 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-harbour-r1182735, accessed 21 November 2024.