Gouache, pen and ink and watercolour on paper
Meuse-Moselle Gouache and Watercolour Drawings
Meuse-Moselle Gouache and Watercolour Drawings
The Second Meuse-Moselle Tour 1839
The Second Meuse-Moselle Tour 1839
Luxembourg
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/joseph-mallord-william-turner-558" aria-label="More by Joseph Mallord William Turner" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Joseph Mallord William Turner</a>
Bock and Rham Luxembourg above Alzette Valley
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Alzette valley
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
gorge
hill
landscape
Luxembourg
Luxembourg - non-specific
natural features (non-UK)
places
Rham Plateau
Rocher du Bock
rocky
<p>The Treaty of London (1839) established the independence of the German-speaking part of Luxembourg. Perhaps in response to this, Turner revisited Luxembourg that autumn. The distant view here combines an accurate depiction of Luxembourg with imaginary fortifications in the foreground. Its companion concentrates on two fortified plateaux defending Luxembourg from attack.</p><p><em>Gallery label, November 2022</em></p>
paper unique gouache pen ink watercolour
28 October 2020 – 10 July 2022
2022-07-10
28 October 2020 – 12 September 2021
2021-09-12
2020-10-28
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
17 October 2021 – 6 February 2022
2022-02-06
2021-10-17
Kimbell Art Museum (Fort Worth, USA)
http://www.kimbellart.org
27 March 2022 – 10 July 2022
2022-07-10
2022-03-27
Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, USA)
http://www.mfa.org
2020-10-28
Turner's Modern World
Exhibition
17 October 2021 – 10 July 2022
2022-07-10
17 October 2021 – 6 February 2022
2022-02-06
2021-10-17
Kimbell Art Museum (Fort Worth, USA)
http://www.kimbellart.org
27 March 2022 – 10 July 2022
2022-07-10
2022-03-27
Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, USA)
http://www.mfa.org
2021-10-17
Turner's Modern World
Loan-out
The Bock and the Rham, Luxembourg, above the Alzette Valley
support: 142 × 191 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the <a href="/search?gid=999999781" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Turner Bequest</a> 1856
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<p>The Treaty of London (1839) established the independence of the German-speaking part of Luxembourg. Perhaps in response to this, Turner revisited Luxembourg that autumn. The distant view here combines an accurate depiction of Luxembourg with imaginary fortifications in the foreground. Its companion concentrates on two fortified plateaux defending Luxembourg from attack.</p>
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Alzette valley cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents gorge hill landscape Luxembourg Luxembourg - non-specific natural features (non-UK) places Rham Plateau Rocher du Bock rocky
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