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

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: D30934
Turner Bequest CCCVI 26

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Here Turner pictures the Elbe valley in Saxony, looking towards Bastei Rock. The view encompasses Lilienstein mountain in the middle distance and Festung Königstein, a massive fortress built atop a plateau of the same name, at right.

Alice Rylance-Watson
August 2015

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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

1835

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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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner View up the Elbe towards Lilienstein, Pfaffenstein and Königstein, from the Bastei, with the Viewing Platform on the Left

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Joseph Mallord William Turner View up the Elbe to Lilienstein, Pfaffenstein and Königstein, from the Bastei, with the Viewing Platform in the Centre Left

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Four Landscape Sketches on the Elbe, One Showing Lilienstein and Königstein in the Distance

Joseph Mallord William Turner View down the Elbe from the Bastei, with the Bärensteine

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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Königstein Town and Fortress Looking along the Elbe; Version of the Same View

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Bärensteine and Lilienstein; Königstein Fortress; The Bärensteine, Lilienstein and Königstein Fortress

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Joseph Mallord William Turner View down the Elbe with Lilienstein in the Middle Distance (and Königstein Depicted in the Sky), from the Hillside

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 up the Elbe to Lilienstein and Königstein Town, from the Hillside

Joseph Mallord William Turner View up the Elbe towards Lilienstein, Pfaffenstein and Königstein, from the Bastei, with the Viewing Platform on the Left

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

Joseph Mallord William Turner View up the Elbe to Lilienstein, Pfaffenstein and Königstein, from the Bastei, with the Viewing Platform in the Centre Left

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

Joseph Mallord William Turner Four Landscape Sketches on the Elbe, One Showing Lilienstein and Königstein in the Distance

Joseph Mallord William Turner View down the Elbe from the Bastei, with the Bärensteine

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 Lilienstein and View up the Elbe from upriver from Königstein Town

Joseph Mallord William Turner Königstein Town and Fortress Looking along the Elbe; Version of the Same View

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Bärensteine and Lilienstein; Königstein Fortress; The Bärensteine, Lilienstein and Königstein Fortress

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