Graphite on paper
Folio drawings of Switzerland 1802
Folio drawings of Switzerland 1802
France
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
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Lyons Quai des Celestins
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
boat - non-specific
cathedral
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
France
Gothic
hill
landscape
Lyon, Cathedral of St Jean
medieval
natural features (non-UK)
periods and styles
places
religious
river
River Saône
Romanesque
society
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
transport: water
water: inland
waterfront
<p>This large and detailed study was drawn during the three days Turner spent in Lyon, in July 1802, in the course of his first visit to France and Switzerland. On his return he said that 'the buildings of Lyon are better than those of Edinburgh, but there is nothing so good as Edinburgh Castle'. The view is taken from the eastern bank of the River Saône, looking towards the twelfth century Cathedral of St. Jean and the Fourvière Hill, the site of the original Roman settlement.</p><p><em>Gallery label, May 1993</em></p>
paper unique graphite
Lyons from the Quai des Celestins
support: 454 × 661 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>This large and detailed study was drawn during the three days Turner spent in Lyon, in July 1802, in the course of his first visit to France and Switzerland. On his return he said that 'the buildings of Lyon are better than those of Edinburgh, but there is nothing so good as Edinburgh Castle'. The view is taken from the eastern bank of the River Saône, looking towards the twelfth century Cathedral of St. Jean and the Fourvière Hill, the site of the original Roman settlement.</p>
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architecture boat - non-specific cathedral cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents France Gothic hill landscape Lyon, Cathedral of St Jean medieval natural features (non-UK) periods and styles places religious river River Saône Romanesque society townscape, distant townscapes / man-made features transport: water waterfront water: inland
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