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.1830-45

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Harbour’ c.1830-45
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Harbour c.1830–45
D36106
Turner Bequest CCCLXIV 259v
Pencil on brown paper, 226 x 300 mm
Stamped in black with Turner Bequest monogram and ‘CCCLXIV – 259’ 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.
Technical Notes:
Grey staining across the sheet.
Verso:
See Tate D36105 (Turner Bequest CCCLXIV 259).

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Harbour c.1830–45 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-r1182919, accessed 23 November 2024.