J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8
J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > Coastal Scenes and Shipping c.1820-45 > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Rainbow and Coastal Terrain c.1840-5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Rainbow and Coastal Terrain’ c.1840-5
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Rainbow and Coastal Terrain c.1840–5
D36302
Turner Bequest CCCLXV 12
Watercolour on white wove paper, 278 x 440 mm
Stamped in black 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.
Technical Notes:
The sheet was not available for inspection at the time of cataloguing.

John Chu
June 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Rainbow and Coastal Terrain c.1840–5 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-rainbow-and-coastal-terrain-r1182947, accessed 21 November 2024.