Joseph Mallord William Turner

Frankfurt: View along the Main Quay Showing the Saalhof, Cathedral and Rententurm

1835

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Prague, Nuremberg, Frankfurt and Rhine Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 118 × 190 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D30704
Turner Bequest CCCIV 39

Catalogue entry

This is a view of the River Main at Frankfurt, with the Old Bridge at right and a few boats moored in the foreground. Part of the Old Town overlooking the waterway is shown, with medieval buildings including the Saalhof Palace and the Rententurm rendered in faint line. To the left of the Rententurm, in the distance, is Frankfurt Cathedral.

For more drawings of the city see Tate D30678–D30679, D30684–D30698, D30700–D30705; Turner Bequest CCCIV 26–26a, 29–36, 37–39a.

Alice Rylance-Watson
December 2015

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