Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Bärensteine and Lilienstein; Königstein Fortress; The Bärensteine, Lilienstein and Königstein Fortress

1835

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Dresden and Saxon Switzerland Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 104 × 170 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D30932
Turner Bequest CCCVI 25

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The uppermost sketch shows the Elbe in Saxony with the Bärensteine or ‘Bear Rock’ at left and Lilienstein table mountain at right. Königstein Fortress, built atop a mountain of the same name, is depicted twice at centre, and at rear Turner records all three mountains: the Bärensteine at left, Lilienstein at centre, and Königstein at right. The fortress is shown again on Tate D30931–D30947, D30949; Turner Bequest CCCVI 24a–32a, 33a.

Alice Rylance-Watson
August 2015

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Bärensteine and Lilienstein; Königstein Fortress; The Bärensteine, Lilienstein and Königstein Fortress

1835

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Lilienstein; Königstein Town and Fortress, from the Schandau Road; Königstein Town and Fortress and Lilienstein, from the Schandau Road

Joseph Mallord William Turner Two Sketches of Königstein Fortress

Joseph Mallord William Turner View up the Elbe to Lilienstein and Königstein Town and Fortress, from the Hillside; Königstein from the North-West

Joseph Mallord William Turner View up the Elbe to Lilienstein and Königstein, from the Hillside; Königstein Fortress: North Side

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1) View up the Elbe to Lilienstein and Königstein Town and Fortress, from the Hillside; (2) (3) Königstein from the North-West

Joseph Mallord William Turner View down the Elbe to the Bastei with Lilienstein in the Middle Distance and Königstein Fortress on the Right, from the Hillside

Joseph Mallord William Turner Königstein Fortress and Town and the Edge of Lilienstein, from the Schandau Road

Joseph Mallord William Turner Lilienstein and View up the Elbe from upriver from Königstein Town

Joseph Mallord William Turner Hills; View up the Elbe to Schandau and Schrammsteine; Schandau and the Schrammsteine; Königstein Fortress and Lilienstein from the Direction of Schandau

Joseph Mallord William Turner Königstein Fortress: West Side

Joseph Mallord William Turner Königstein Fortress: View from the Town

Joseph Mallord William Turner Königstein Town and Fortress and View down the Elbe; Königstein Fortress

Joseph Mallord William Turner Schandau; Lilienstein from near Schandau; Königstein and Lilienstein from near Schandau

Joseph Mallord William Turner Distant Hills; Lilienstein, Pfaffenstein and Königstein; Rathewalde

Joseph Mallord William Turner Königstein Fortress: West Side, from the Hillside

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Lilienstein; Königstein Town and Fortress, from the Schandau Road; Königstein Town and Fortress and Lilienstein, from the Schandau Road

Joseph Mallord William Turner Two Sketches of Königstein Fortress

Joseph Mallord William Turner View up the Elbe to Lilienstein and Königstein Town and Fortress, from the Hillside; Königstein from the North-West

Joseph Mallord William Turner View up the Elbe to Lilienstein and Königstein, from the Hillside; Königstein Fortress: North Side

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1) View up the Elbe to Lilienstein and Königstein Town and Fortress, from the Hillside; (2) (3) Königstein from the North-West

Joseph Mallord William Turner View down the Elbe to the Bastei with Lilienstein in the Middle Distance and Königstein Fortress on the Right, from the Hillside

Joseph Mallord William Turner Königstein Fortress and Town and the Edge of Lilienstein, from the Schandau Road

Joseph Mallord William Turner Lilienstein and View up the Elbe from upriver from Königstein Town

Joseph Mallord William Turner Hills; View up the Elbe to Schandau and Schrammsteine; Schandau and the Schrammsteine; Königstein Fortress and Lilienstein from the Direction of Schandau

Joseph Mallord William Turner Königstein Fortress: West Side

Joseph Mallord William Turner Königstein Fortress: View from the Town

Joseph Mallord William Turner Königstein Town and Fortress and View down the Elbe; Königstein Fortress

Joseph Mallord William Turner Schandau; Lilienstein from near Schandau; Königstein and Lilienstein from near Schandau

Joseph Mallord William Turner Distant Hills; Lilienstein, Pfaffenstein and Königstein; Rathewalde

Joseph Mallord William Turner Königstein Fortress: West Side, from the Hillside

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