'Cologne, engraved by Edward Finden', after Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

After Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Cologne, engraved by Edward Finden

Date published 1833

MediumLine engraving on paper

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Transferred from the British Museum 1988

Reference

T06189

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Display caption

A view of the Cathedral and Great St Martin's church beyond the bustling Rhine. This design was first published as the frontispiece-vignette to vol.XVI of the 'Life and Works' of Byron, where it introduces Byron's brief and frivolous mention of Cologne in 'Don Juan'.

May 1992

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