By Kind Permission of a Private Collection
By Kind Permission of a Private Collection
There are several vignettes illustrating 'The Voyage of Columbus' in Rogers's Poems. Sunrise seems to be depicted in The Landing of Columbus, but the sky does not correspond with Ruskin 's description. it seems most likely therefore that Ruskin here refers to Land Discovered by Columbus, even though this has usually been understood (incorrectly) to be depicting evening.
J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851
Dawn on the last day of the voyage c.1832
Pencil and watercolour, 12.5x11cm
Engraving:
Engraved by E. Goodall, 1833
Steel engraving, 8.6x7.6cm
Engraved for Rogers's 'Poems', 1834
Further Comments: In the drawing the figure of the man is facing the onlooker, however in the engraving, the man (Columbus) is looking out to sea. This image was published as the head-piece to Canto 8 of 'The Voyage of Columbus' in Rogers's 'Poems', and is otherwise known as 'Land Discovered by Columbus'.
Collection: British Museum, London (Trustees)