Ships in a Breeze

published 1808

Joseph Mallord William Turner and Charles Turner

Associated Names
Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist, British, 1775 - 1851

Charles Turner

Artist, British, 1773 - 1857

The image shows a seascape with multiple large sailing ships in turbulent waters. The horizon line is high, with distant silhouettes of ships. The painting has detailed brushstrokes capturing waves and ship details. The color scheme is sepia. Two figures are on a structure observing, and sunlight breaks through clouds in the distance. The composition conveys chaos and nature's power.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.5 × 29 cm (8 1/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8138

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Finberg 1924, no. 10, State v/v

  • Series Title

    Liber Studiorum: no.10 [Finberg 1-71; 1943.3.8129-8199]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Finberg, Alexander. The History of Turner's Liber Studiorum with a new Catalogue Raisonne. London: Ernest Benn, 1924.

Wikidata ID

Q65022400

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