Graphite and watercolour on paper
Watercolours Related to Samuel Rogers’s Poems
Vignette watercolours  c.1826-1843
Watercolours Related to Samuel Rogers’s Poems
Vignette watercolours  c.1826-1843
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Rogers’s Poems 1835 Watercolours
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
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Vision Columbus Rogerss Poems
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
army
exploration
exploration: Columbus, voyage to America, 1492
ghost
groups
history
lifestyle and culture
literature (not Shakespeare)
literature and fiction
magic and occultism
military
mysticism
objects
people
politics and society
religion and belief
Rogers, Samuel, ‘Poems’
Rogers, Samuel, ‘Voyage of Columbus’
sea
seascapes and coasts
shield
ship, sailing, ‘Santa Maria’
society
soldier
spear
sunset
times of the day
transport: water
vision
weapons
work and occupations
<p>The most substantial piece in Samuel Rogers's volume Poems was the 'Voyage of Columbus', a celebratory narrative describing Columbus's arrival in America. In this vignette, Turner's sky serves a symbolic function; its 'baleful light' has been invaded by the marching ranks of armed spirits, the ghostly warriors of Atlantis. For these details, Turner followed Rogers's poem quite closely, but this does not detract from the power of his own invention. The development of this image can be traced from a rough pencil sketch on the back of the finished vignette, which sets out the basic composition, including the fantastic sky. The lower study is one of two colour drafts for this subject.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite watercolour
1 June 2007 – 3 February 2008
2008-02-03
1 June 2007 – 3 February 2008
2008-02-03
2007-06-01
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2007-06-01
The Annual Tourist 1830-40
Collection based display
21 March 2018 – 10 January 2021
2021-01-10
21 March 2018 – 26 August 2018
2018-08-26
2018-03-21
Chiostro del Bramante (Rome, Italy)
http://www.chiostrodelbramante.it/
24 September 2018 – 17 February 2019
2019-02-17
2018-09-24
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
26 March 2019 – 28 July 2019
2019-07-28
2019-03-26
Centro Cultural Palacio la Moneda (Santiago, Chile)
1 October 2019 – 28 February 2020
2020-02-28
2019-10-01
Mystic Seaport Museum (Mystic, USA)
16 March 2020 – 10 January 2021
2021-01-10
2020-03-16
Musée Jacquemart-André (Paris, France)
2018-03-21
Turner Watercolours
Tate partnerships & programmes
The Vision of Columbus, for Rogers’s ‘Poems’
support: 232 × 310 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the <a href="/search?gid=999999781" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Turner Bequest</a> 1856
<p>The most substantial piece in Samuel Rogers's volume Poems was the 'Voyage of Columbus', a celebratory <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/n/narrative" title="Glossary definition for 'Narrative'"><span>narrative</span></a> describing Columbus's arrival in America. In this vignette, Turner's sky serves a symbolic function; its 'baleful light' has been invaded by the marching ranks of armed spirits, the ghostly warriors of Atlantis. For these details, Turner followed Rogers's poem quite closely, but this does not detract from the power of his own invention. The development of this image can be traced from a rough <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/g/graphite" title="Glossary definition for 'Graphite'"><span>pencil</span></a> sketch on the back of the finished vignette, which sets out the basic <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/c/composition" title="Glossary definition for 'Composition'"><span>composition</span></a>, including the fantastic sky. The lower study is one of two colour drafts for this subject.</p>
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army exploration exploration: Columbus, voyage to America, 1492 ghost groups history lifestyle and culture literature and fiction literature (not Shakespeare) magic and occultism military mysticism objects people politics and society religion and belief Rogers, Samuel, ‘Poems’ Rogers, Samuel, ‘Voyage of Columbus’ sea seascapes and coasts shield ship, sailing, ‘Santa Maria’ society soldier spear sunset times of the day transport: water vision weapons work and occupations
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