Joseph Mallord William Turner

Lausanne from the East

1836

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Val d’Aosta Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 113 × 190 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D29128
Turner Bequest CCXCIII 49

Catalogue entry

Drawn inverted in relation to the main sequence of subjects in the sketchbook, this drawing depicts Lausanne from the east, from a viewpoint slightly further left, lower and nearer to the citadel than its counterpart on the opposite page (D29127). A similar view, with less detail, is recorded on a subsequent page (D29153; Turner Bequest CCXCIII 62a).

David Hill
June 2010

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