Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

after sketch by William Page, 1794–1872
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 | city | tower (building division) | marine art | boats | oars | sailboats | cityscape
Associated Places:
Dodecanese | Aegean Sea | Naillac Tower | Rdos, Nísos | Rhodes | Nísoi Aiyaíou | Greece | Europe
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