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

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8
J.M.W. Turner

Joseph Mallord William Turner Amsterdam: The River Amstel and Hogesluisbrug 1817

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Amsterdam: The River Amstel and Hogesluisbrug’ 1817
Folio 46 Recto:
Amsterdam: The River Amstel and Hogesluisbrug 1817
D13081
Turner Bequest CLXII 46
Pencil on ‘blue’ laid writing paper, 93 x 156 mm
Partial watermark: ‘Pro Patria’ design
Stamped in black ‘CLXII – 46’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The large bridge sketched here, with the page turned horizontally, is perhaps the Hogesluisbrug across the River Amstel in Amsterdam, which may also be seen on the verso and folio 47 recto (D13082–D13083). Although the bridge was rebuilt in 1883, photographs of it in its original state (as built in 1661) show similarities Turner’s drawings. For Amsterdam in this sketchbook, see notes to folio 39 verso (D13068).

Quirine van der Meer Mohr
December 2013

Revised by David Blayney Brown
September 2025

How to cite

Quirine van der Meer Mohr, ‘Amsterdam: The River Amstel and Hogesluisbrug 1817’, catalogue entry, December 2013, revised by David Blayney Brown, September 2025, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, June 2026, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/amsterdam-the-river-amstel-and-hogesluisbrug-r1212456, accessed 31 July 2026.