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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Three Sketches of the Strudel 1833

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Three Sketches of the Strudel’ 1833
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 61 Verso:
Three Sketches of the Strudel 1833
D30251
Turner Bequest CCC 61a
Pencil on off-white wove paper, 159 x 99 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
These three sketches show a stretch of the Danube known as the Strudel, near the towns of Struden and Sankt Nikola. 1 Castle Werfenstein and the river island of Wörth are depicted in each sketch, though the crucifix mounted on top of Wörth is only visible in the third view. See also Tate D30249, D30252; Turner Bequest CCC 60a, 62.

Alice Rylance-Watson
July 2017

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William Beattie, The Danube: Its History, Scenery, and Topography, Splendidly Illustrated, from Sketches Taken on the Spot by Abresch, and Drawn by W.H. Bartlett...engraved by J. Cousen, J.C. Bentley, R. Brandard, and Other Eminent Artists (London, 1844), pp.104–5; see also James Planché, Descent of the Danube: From Ratisbon to Vienna, During the Autumn of 1827. With Anecdotes and Recollections, Historical and Legendary, of the Towns, Castles, Monasteries, &c., Upon the Banks of the River, and Their Inhabitants and Proprietors, Ancient and Modern (London, 1828), pp.186–201.

How to cite

Alice Rylance-Watson, ‘Three Sketches of the Strudel 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-the-strudel-r1203384, accessed 04 April 2026.