Joseph Mallord William Turner

Prague: View from the East

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: 190 × 118 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D30820
Turner Bequest CCCIV 102

Catalogue entry

This is a view of the imperial Castle and the Hradcany district in Prague, taken from the east. The tall twin towers at right probably mark out St George’s Basilica, with the adjacent pedimented building being part of the Lobkowicz Palace. Various other churches, palaces and buildings are shown, including the onion-domed Loreta.

Turner produced several views of Prague on the 1835 tour. For other drawings in this sketchbook Tate D30759–30761, D30764–D30765, D30767, D30771–D30773, D30775–D30777, D30779–D30783, D30788–D30790, D30792–D30803, D30805, D30807–D30811, D30813–D30820; Turner Bequest CCCIV 68–69, 70a–71, 72, 74–75, 76–77, 78–80, 82a–84, 85–91, 92, 93–96, 97–102. See also the Dresden, Tepliz and Prague sketchbook (Tate D30344–D30361, D30364–D30366; Turner Bequest CCCI 25–33a, 36–37).

Alice Rylance-Watson
December 2015

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