Joseph Mallord William Turner

Hamburg: Figures, Boats and Buildings on the Elbe Shore

1835

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Hamburg and Copenhagen Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 92 × 155 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D30860
Turner Bequest CCCV 20 a

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This sketch shows the quayside on the River Elbe at Hamburg. Figures can be seen on the banks and boats navigate the river.

For more sketches of Hamburg see Tate D30842–D30860, D30862–D30870, D30872, D30874–D30880, D30882–D30886; Turner Bequest CCCV 11a–20a, 21a–25a, 26a, 27a–30a, 31a–33a.

Alice Rylance-Watson
April 2015

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