Engraved by Smith after Turner. ( England and Wales. Rawlinson 218. Wilton 794.)
In The Harbours of England (1856) Ruskin describes this as 'an inferior work' ( Works, 13.48). He also refers to it as an example of Turner 's dislike 'to draw complete rigging' on a ship ( Works, 13.59).
J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851
Saltash, Cornwall 1825
Watercolour and bodycolour, 27.3x40.8cm
Exhibitions: EH 1829 (17); MBG 1833 (48); BM 1975 (90)
Engraving:
Engraved by W.R. Smith, 1827
Copper engraving, 16.3x23.2cm
Engraved for the England and Wales series
Provenance: B.G. Windus; J.H. Maw; R.R. Davies (1857); anon sale Christie 3/3/1862 (52), bt. in; J. Knowles, sale Christie 7/4/1865 (122), bt. Vokins; F.R. Leyland, sale Christie 9/3/1872 (36), bt. White; anon sale Christie 10/3/1876 (130), bt. S. Addington, sale Christie 22/5/1886 (57), bt. Vokins; S.G. Holland, sale Christie 26/6/1908 (261), bt. Agnew; Sir Joseph Beecham, sale Christie 4/5/1917 (152); R.W. Lloyd, who bequeathed it to the museum, 1958
Collection: British Museum, London (Trustees)
For a reproduction of this artistic work, please consult: Shanes, Eric, Turner's Picturesque Views in England and Wales, (Chatto & Windus, 1979), p.23/pl.1