Joseph Mallord William Turner

Dresden: The Bridge, Frauenkirche, Kreuzkirche, Hofkirche and Schloss from the Northern Shore of the Elbe just downstream of the Bridge, with Boats and Figures

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: D31038
Turner Bequest CCCVII 10

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This is a prospect of Dresden taken from the northern shore of the river Elbe, downstream from the Augustus Bridge. The foreground quayside is stacked with cargo and figures stand close to moored vessels. In the middle distance at left the dome of the Frauenkirche can be seen, with the Kreuzkirche, Cathedral and Castle.

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

Alice Rylance-Watson
May 2015

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Dresden: The Bridge, Frauenkirche, Kreuzkirche, Hofkirche and Schloss from the Northern Shore of the Elbe just downstream of the Bridge, with Boats and Figures

1835

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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 Hamburg: The Elbe Shore, with Boats

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View from the Brühl Terrace towards the Schloss, Hofkirche and Bridge (Continued in the Sky, Showing the Neustadt); Dresden: The Monument to General Moreau at Räcknitz, Looking Away from Dresden, with Hills in the Distance

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View from the Basin on the Upper Level of the Zwinger close to the Outer Side of the Wall Pavilion, Looking towards the Neustadt, Bridge, Hofkirche, Schloss and Frauenkirche (the Figures in the Garden Continued in the Sky)

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

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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: Two Sketches of the Frauenkirche, Bridge, Kreuzkirche, Hofkirche and Schloss from the Northern Shore of the Elbe, with Boats and Figures

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View across the Elbe to the Frauenkirche, Kreuzkirche, Hofkirche and Schloss from the Northern Bank just upstream of the Bridge; Two Boats

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View across the Elbe from just downstream of the Bridge, Showing the Frauenkirche, Bridge, Kreuzkirche, Hofkirche and Schloss (Continued in Sky); Stettin: The Harbour with Boats, Buildings and Figures

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 from the Gardens of the Japanese Palace with the Palace Itself, Bridge, Frauenkirche, Hofkirche and Schloss

Joseph Mallord William Turner Hamburg: Figures, Boats and Buildings on the Elbe Shore

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

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 Hamburg: The Elbe Shore, with Boats

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View from the Brühl Terrace towards the Schloss, Hofkirche and Bridge (Continued in the Sky, Showing the Neustadt); Dresden: The Monument to General Moreau at Räcknitz, Looking Away from Dresden, with Hills in the Distance

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View from the Basin on the Upper Level of the Zwinger close to the Outer Side of the Wall Pavilion, Looking towards the Neustadt, Bridge, Hofkirche, Schloss and Frauenkirche (the Figures in the Garden Continued in the Sky)

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 River Scenery with Boats; Dresden: View along the Brühl Terrace towards the Hofkirche and Bridge

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

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