
In Tate Britain
Prints and Drawings Room
View by appointment- Artist
- Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
- Part of
- Heidelberg Sketchbook
- Medium
- Graphite and watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- Support: 229 × 329 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
- Reference
- D35232
Turner Bequest CCCLII 12
Display caption
In 1844, as part of his last tour of the
Alps, Turner revisited Heidelberg, the German university town on the river Neckar. Most of his views focused
on the obvious picturesque attractions
of the great castle, high above the river. This study focuses instead on a hotel, albeit one situated in a grand Renaissance building.
Back in London, Turner produced a large scale oil painting of Heidelberg, which
is displayed downstairs in room C5.
This could not provide a greater contrast with the controlled use of colour, and
the delicate touch in this work.
Gallery label, September 2004
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