Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Rhodes
Date:
between 1823 and 1824
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache and scraping out on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/4 x 8 7/8in. (13.3 x 22.5cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "J. TURNER : RHODOS"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.153
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sea | architectural subject | sailboats | cityscape | tower (building division) | city | boats | oars | marine art
Associated Places:
Dodecanese | Aegean Sea | Naillac Tower | Greece | Europe | Rhodes | Nísoi Aiyaíou | Rdos, Nísos
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05)

British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1985-04 - 1986-08)

British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Memorial Art Gallery of Rochester, 1985-04 - 1986-08)

British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1985-04 - 1986-08)

British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Portland Art Museum, 1985-04 - 1986-08)

British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Toledo Museum of Art, 1985-04 - 1986-08)

British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Block Museum of Art, 1985-04 - 1986-08)

British Watercolors - Drawings of the 18th and 19th Centuries from the Yale Center for British Art (Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, 1985-04 - 1986-08)
Publications:
Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, p. 37, no. 142, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA)

Scott Wilcox, British watercolors, drawings of the 18th and 19th centuries from the Yale Center for British Art , Hudson Hill Press, New York, 1985, no. 44, pl. 44, ND1928 W533 1985 (YCBA)

Andrew Wilton, J. M. W. Turner, his art and life , Rizzoli, New York, 1979, pp.444-445, NJ18 T85 W577 1979 + OVERSIZE (YCBA)

Andrew Wilton, The life and work of J.M.W. Turner, Academy Editions, London, 1979, pp. 170, 445, No. 1215, pl. 185, NJ18 T85 +W577 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5478