Watercolour and graphite on paper
Fribourg, Lausanne and Geneva Sketchbook
Fribourg, Lausanne and Geneva Sketchbook
Switzerland
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
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Chillon
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
castle
Château de Chillon
countries and continents
lake
Lake Geneva
landscape
man-made landmarks (non-UK)
military
mountain
natural features (non-UK)
places
Switzerland
water: inland
<p>A sheet from Turner's 'Fribourg, Lausanne and Geneva' sketchbook of 1841. Turner made a number of watercolours of Chillon, which he first saw in 1802. Byron visited it twice in 1816, and that year wrote his 'Prisoner of Chillon', telling the story of the Genevan patriot Bonnivard, imprisoned by the Duke of Savoy.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour graphite
21 June 2013 – 13 October 2013
2013-10-13
21 June 2013 – 13 October 2013
2013-10-13
2013-06-21
Museé Jenisch (Vevey, Switzerland)
http://www.museejenisch.ch/
2013-06-21
Lémancolie
Loan-out
Chillon
support: 229 × 293 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
<p>A sheet from Turner's 'Fribourg, Lausanne and Geneva' sketchbook of 1841. Turner made a number of <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/w/watercolour" title="Glossary definition for 'Watercolour'"><span>watercolours</span></a> of Chillon, which he first saw in 1802. Byron visited it twice in 1816, and that year wrote his 'Prisoner of Chillon', telling the story of the Genevan patriot Bonnivard, imprisoned by the Duke of Savoy.</p>
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architecture castle Château de Chillon countries and continents lake Lake Geneva landscape man-made landmarks (non-UK) military mountain natural features (non-UK) places Switzerland water: inland
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