Joseph Mallord William Turner

View of the Meuse from the Hillside

1839

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Spa, Dinant and Namur Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 94 × 154 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D28150
Turner Bequest CCLXXXVII 58

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Turner has rendered the craggy, pitted cliffs of the Meuse valley with buildings or towers in the foreground and beyond. The view beyond is wide and expansive. The river’s sweeping serpentine curve evokes a sense of the continual carving erosion of the landscape.

Alice Rylance-Watson
May 2013

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

View of the Meuse from the Hillside

1839

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Distant View of Namur from the Heights of St-Servais; The Meuse from the Hillside

Joseph Mallord William Turner Village on the Banks of the Meuse

Joseph Mallord William Turner Namur: The Meuse from the Citadel

Joseph Mallord William Turner Rocks on the Meuse above House and Bridge; Huy, from Hillside to the North; The Church, Citadel and Quai aux Charbons, Huy, from the Maison de Batta

Joseph Mallord William Turner Three Views on the Meuse from Mid-Stream

Joseph Mallord William Turner Three Meuse Views from Mid-Stream

Joseph Mallord William Turner Three Sketches of Rocks on the Meuse near Namur; Marche-les-Dames

Joseph Mallord William Turner View of Liège; Distant View of Huy, Looking Upstream from the Hillside to the North

Joseph Mallord William Turner Three Meuse Views from Mid-Stream

Joseph Mallord William Turner Dinant, Looking Upstream from the Hillside Opposite

Joseph Mallord William Turner Two Sketches of Namur Looking up the Meuse

Joseph Mallord William Turner Namur; View down the Meuse from the Citadel

Joseph Mallord William Turner Three Sketches of Rocks and Villages on the Meuse near Namur

Joseph Mallord William Turner Architectural Details; Huy and its Citadel from the Hillside to the West, Looking Downstream; Huy from the East

Joseph Mallord William Turner Namur: The Citadel and View down the Meuse

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