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A Gurnard
Turner, born 1775 - died 1851 - Enlarge image
A Gurnard
- Object:
Watercolour
- Place of origin:
Margate (possibly, painted)
- Date:
ca. 1839-1840 (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Turner, born 1775 - died 1851 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
Watercolour
- Credit Line:
Given by the Executors of the late Robert Clarke Edwards.
- Museum number:
P.18-1938
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, room WS, case R, shelf 76, box R
Turner was fascinated by the sea. His paintings include views of rivers and lakes, both in Britain and abroad, and many of his greatest works are of the shore and sea. The Gurnard seems to belong to a group of studies of fish he made in Margate, Kent, England. These studies are difficult to date. He probably used such studies for the sea pictures that include sea monsters.
John Ruskin was the first owner of this watercolour. He was a leading critic and writer on art. He was also a friend of Turner and vigorously promoted his work.
