'Distant View of Givet and Fort Charlemont from the North (from the Road above the Village of Heer)', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Distant View of Givet and Fort Charlemont from the North (from the Road above the Village of Heer)

From Givet, Mézières, Verdun, Metz, Luxemburg and Trèves Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CCLXXXVIII

Date 1839

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 168 x 101 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D28170

Turner Bequest CCLXXXVIII 2 a

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Context

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Geographic location

France

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1830s

Givet, Mézières, Verdun, Metz, Luxemburg and Trèves Sketchbook

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Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest