'The Bayenturm, Cologne, Looking Upstream to the Seven Hills', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

The Bayenturm, Cologne, Looking Upstream to the Seven Hills

From Rhine Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CLXI

Date 1817

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 202 x 265 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D12990

Turner Bequest CLXI 58 a

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Context

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Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1810s

Rhine Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest