A Packet Boat off Dover

J. M. W. Turner, kb. 1836

This painting shows a body of water with a steamboat in the distance emitting gray smoke. The steamboat is only partially visible behind the rough and frothy waves, painted in loose lines of white on the beige paper. The horizon is blurred, with the blue sky blending in with the pale waves. On the left, the silhouettes of buildings are faintly suggested in pale yellow.

Művész: J. M. W. Turner
Datálás: kb. 1836
Műfaj: Rajz
Technika: watercolor and gouache with touches of black chalk on gray wove paper, laid down
Méretek: 19,1 × 27,8 cm
Gyűjtemény: National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licenc: Közkincs, CC0

Képleírás

This painting shows a body of water with a steamboat in the distance emitting gray smoke. The steamboat is only partially visible behind the rough and frothy waves, painted in loose lines of white on the beige paper. The horizon is blurred, with the blue sky blending in with the pale waves. On the left, the silhouettes of buildings are faintly suggested in pale yellow.

J. M. W. Turner