Joseph Mallord William Turner

Prague: View up the Vltava to Hradcany

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: D30818
Turner Bequest CCCIV 100

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This is a sketch of the Vltava River and buildings in the Hradcany district of Prague. The profile of St Vitus Cathedral and Prague Castle can be seen in the distance at centre right. An illegible inscription ‘D[...] C[...]’ is written at top left.

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Alice Rylance-Watson
December 2015

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Prague: View up the Vltava to Hradcany

1835

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Prague: View up the Vltava to Hradcany; Riverside Buildings (?at Düsseldorf)

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