Joseph Mallord William Turner

Two Sketches of Dresden from along the Elbe: Looking Downstream to the Bridge and Principal Buildings; Looking Upstream to the City from its Outskirts

1835

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Dresden, Teplitz and Prague Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 100 × 159 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D30298
Turner Bequest CCCI 2

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Here Turner depicts the Saxon capital Dresden from a vantage point on the banks of the River Elbe. The uppermost sketch shows the city’s Frauenkirche, Hofkirche and Dresden Castle to the left of the bridge. Below is a view taken from the same spot, looking in the converse direction.

For more sketches of Dresden see Tate D30296–D30308, D30896–D30900, D31013, D31024–D31042; Turner Bequest CCCI 1–7, CCCVI 6a–9, 65a, CCCVII 3–12.

Alice Rylance-Watson
September 2015

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Two Sketches of Dresden from along the Elbe: Looking Downstream to the Bridge and Principal Buildings; Looking Upstream to the City from its Outskirts

1835

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Joseph Mallord William Turner The Roman Bridge at Trier Looking Upstream (Continued Above and Below, the Latter Sketch Including Buildings of the City)

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View on the Bank of the Elbe near the Brühl Terrace, Looking Downstream to the Bridge, with Trees in Background; English and German Phrases

Joseph Mallord William Turner Frankfurt: The Bridge and Maininsel, Looking Downstream to the Cathedral (in Two Instalments)

Joseph Mallord William Turner Hamburg: The Elbe Shore West of the Niederhafen, Looking towards the City

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View across the Elbe from just downstream of the Bridge, Showing the Frauenkirche, Bridge, Kreuzkirche, Hofkirche and Schloss (Continued in Sky); Stettin: The Harbour with Boats, Buildings and Figures

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

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

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View across the Elbe to the Frauenkirche, Schloss, Hofkirche and Bridge; Dresden: The Zwinger from beyond the Moat to the North-West, with the Hofkirche and Schloss Seen over It

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: The Elbe near the Brühl Terrace, Looking Downstream to the Bridge, with Figures under Trees; Copenhagen: (2) Equestrian Statue of Frederik V in the Amalienborg; (3) A Female Nude (?Statue in the Schack Palace)

Joseph Mallord William Turner Mainz, Looking Downstream from its Eastern Outskirts

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

Joseph Mallord William Turner Hamburg: The Elbe Shore, Looking towards the City

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 Sketches of the Roman Bridge at Trier and the Buildings Adjacent to It, Looking Upstream

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Roman Bridge at Trier Looking Upstream (Continued Above and Below, the Latter Sketch Including Buildings of the City)

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View on the Bank of the Elbe near the Brühl Terrace, Looking Downstream to the Bridge, with Trees in Background; English and German Phrases

Joseph Mallord William Turner Frankfurt: The Bridge and Maininsel, Looking Downstream to the Cathedral (in Two Instalments)

Joseph Mallord William Turner Hamburg: The Elbe Shore West of the Niederhafen, Looking towards the City

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dresden: View across the Elbe from just downstream of the Bridge, Showing the Frauenkirche, Bridge, Kreuzkirche, Hofkirche and Schloss (Continued in Sky); Stettin: The Harbour with Boats, Buildings and Figures

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

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