Joseph Mallord William Turner

Dresden: View from the Brühl Terrace, Looking towards the Hofkirche, Italian Village, Bridge and Part of the Japanese Palace on the Opposite Bank

1835

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Dresden and Saxon Switzerland Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 104 × 170 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D30899
Turner Bequest CCCVI 8

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This is a view of Dresden taken from the Brühl Terrace, a balcony overlooking the Elbe River. The building at centre left is the Hofkirche (Dresden Cathedral), and beyond it is the Italian Village (an area once home to the Italian architects and builders who constructed the Hofkirche), the Bridge, and part of the Japanese Palace on the opposite side of the Elbe.

For more sketches of Dresden see Tate D30296–D30308, D30896–D30900, D31013, D31024–D31042; Turner Bequest CCCI 1–7, CCCVI 6a–9, 65a, CCCVII 3–12.

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Dresden: View from the Brühl Terrace, Looking towards the Hofkirche, Italian Village, Bridge and Part of the Japanese Palace on the Opposite Bank

1835

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: The Schloss and Hofkirche from the End of the Brühl Terrace

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