Joseph Mallord William Turner

Dresden from Räcknitz; The Elbe Valley near Dresden

1835

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Copenhagen to Dresden Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 89 × 162 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D31027
Turner Bequest CCCVII 4 a

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These cursory sketches show Dresden, taken from a vantage point in the southern district of Räcknitz and, orientated inversely, a view of the valley of the River Elbe.

For more sketches of Dresden see Tate D30296–D30303, D30896–D30900, D31024–D31042; Turner Bequest CCCI 1–7, CCCVI 6a–9, CCCVII 3–12.

Technical notes:

A modern paper stub has been inserted between this page and Tate D31028; Turner Bequest CCCVII 5.

Alice Rylance-Watson
May 2015

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Dresden from Räcknitz; The Elbe Valley near Dresden

1835

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: The Elbe near the Brühl Terrace, Looking Downstream to the Bridge, with Figures under Trees; Copenhagen: (2) Equestrian Statue of Frederik V in the Amalienborg; (3) A Female Nude (?Statue in the Schack Palace)

Joseph Mallord William Turner Hills near Schandau; Schandau from the Elbe

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: Two Views up the Elbe

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View up the Elbe; Separate Detail of a Spire

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Elbe East of Dresden with Wooded Hills

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Elbe near Dresden, with a Church and a Boat in the Foreground

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View across the Elbe to the Kreuzkirche and Frauenkirche

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View across the Elbe to the Kreuzkirche, Frauenkirche, Schloss, Hofkirche and Bridge

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View across the Elbe to the Frauenkirche, Schloss, Hofkirche and Bridge; Dresden: The Zwinger from beyond the Moat to the North-West, with the Hofkirche and Schloss Seen over It

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View on the Bank of the Elbe near the Brühl Terrace, Looking Downstream to the Bridge, with Trees in Background; English and German Phrases

Joseph Mallord William Turner Two Sketches of Dresden from along the Elbe: Looking Downstream to the Bridge and Principal Buildings; Looking Upstream to the City from its Outskirts

Joseph Mallord William Turner Schandau, Seen across the Elbe

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Elbe East of Dresden near Loschwitz, with Wooded Hills; Hillside with Castle

Joseph Mallord William Turner Buildings Seen between Berlin and Dresden; Dresden: View down the Elbe towards the Palais Brühl, Hofkirche and Bridge

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Elbe East of Dresden with Wooded Hills and the Flying Bridge of Loschwitz Carrying Carts

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: The Elbe near the Brühl Terrace, Looking Downstream to the Bridge, with Figures under Trees; Copenhagen: (2) Equestrian Statue of Frederik V in the Amalienborg; (3) A Female Nude (?Statue in the Schack Palace)

Joseph Mallord William Turner Hills near Schandau; Schandau from the Elbe

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