Joseph Mallord William Turner

Metz Cathedral from the South-West and Bridge over the Moselle

1839

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Givet, Mézières, Verdun, Metz, Luxemburg and Trèves Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 101 × 168 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D28234
Turner Bequest CCLXXXVIII 35 a

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This is a rough sketch of the south-western end of the cathedral at Metz, rendered in swift and summary line. Two arched lines to the left of the monument suggest a bridge traversing the Moselle.

For other representations of Metz cathedral in this sketchbook see Tate D28200, D28218–D28219, D28234–D28235; Turner Bequest CCLXXXVIII 17a, 26a–27, 34a–35; see also the Rivers Meuse and Moselle sketchbook of 1824 (Tate D19786; Turner Bequest CCXVI 118).

Alice Rylance-Watson
May 2013

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Metz Cathedral from the South-West and Bridge over the Moselle

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