'(1) Dresden: The Monument to General Moreau at Räcknitz, with the City in the Background; (2) The Helmet on the Monument and Distant Hills', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

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Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

(1) Dresden: The Monument to General Moreau at Räcknitz, with the City in the Background; (2) The Helmet on the Monument and Distant Hills

From Copenhagen to Dresden Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CCCVII

Date 1835

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 162 x 89 mm

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Reference

D31034

Turner Bequest CCCVII 8

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