J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Three Sketches of Spitz and the Hinterhaus 1833

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Three Sketches of Spitz and the Hinterhaus’ 1833
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 76 Recto:
Three Sketches of Spitz and the Hinterhaus 1833
D30278
Turner Bequest CCC 76
Pencil on off-white wove paper, 159 x 99 mm
Partial watermark ‘J’
Inscribed in pencil by Turner ‘Spitz’ top centre, ‘Spiz’ centre towards rear
Remains of inscription in red ink by Ruskin ‘76’ bottom right
Inscribed in black ink over Ruskin by CF Bell ‘76’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCC–76’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
These three sketches show Spitzon the Danube (inscribed ‘Spitz’ and ‘Spiz’), with Hinterhaus Fortress overlooking the town from a nearby hill (see Tate D30277; Turner Bequest CCC 75a).

Alice Rylance-Watson
July 2017

How to cite

Alice Rylance-Watson, ‘Three Sketches of Spitz and the Hinterhaus 1833 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, July 2017, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, March 2023, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-three-sketches-of-spitz-and-the-hinterhaus-r1203410, accessed 20 August 2025.