Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Elbe near Dresden, with a Church and a Boat in the Foreground

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 x 170 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D31008
Turner Bequest CCCVI 63

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This is the River Elbe, pictured near Dresden. A boat can be seen on the still waters at centre with a town beyond, marked out by the spire of its church. This may be Lohmen in Saxon Switzerland which is depicted on Tate D31008; Turner Bequest CCCVI 63.

Alice Rylance-Watson
August 2015

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Elbe near Dresden, with a Church and a Boat in the Foreground

1835

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Hamburg: The Elbe Shore, with Boats

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View across the Elbe to the Kreuzkirche and Frauenkirche

Joseph Mallord William Turner Two Sketches of the Elbe, with Churches

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: The Bridge, Frauenkirche, Kreuzkirche, Hofkirche and Schloss from the Northern Shore of the Elbe just downstream of the Bridge, with Boats and Figures

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Elbe East of Dresden with Wooded Hills

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: Two Sketches of the Frauenkirche, Bridge, Kreuzkirche, Hofkirche and Schloss from the Northern Shore of the Elbe, with Boats and Figures

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View across the Elbe to the Frauenkirche, Kreuzkirche, Hofkirche and Schloss from the Northern Bank just upstream of the Bridge; Two Boats

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View across the Elbe to the Kreuzkirche, Frauenkirche, Schloss, Hofkirche and Bridge

Joseph Mallord William Turner View up the Elbe with the Johanniskirche at Schandau and the Schrammsteine

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden from Räcknitz; The Elbe Valley near Dresden

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Elbe East of Dresden near Loschwitz, with Wooded Hills; Hillside with Castle

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View up the Elbe; Separate Detail of a Spire

Joseph Mallord William Turner View up the Elbe, Probably near Königstein, with One of the Post-Distance Columns

Joseph Mallord William Turner View up the Elbe from the Bastei with Lilienstein in the Distance

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: Two Views up the Elbe

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