Graphite on paper
Dresden, Teplitz and Prague Sketchbook
Dresden, Teplitz and Prague Sketchbook
Northern Germany, the Elbe and Prague 1835
Northern Germany, the Elbe and Prague 1835
Czech Republic
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Dresden, Teplitz and Prague Sketchbook
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>
Prague Petrín Hill Little Quarter and Hradcany NorthEast
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
Czech Republic
Europe
Europe, Eastern Europe
hill
landscape
natural features (non-UK)
Petrín Hill
places
Prague, Hradcany
Prague, Little Quarter
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
<p>After Turner's tour of Saxon Switzerland he returned to Dresden and took a coach for the spa town of Teplitz, then one of the most fashionable watering-places of Europe. From here he travelled on to Prague which he recorded from many viewpoints, enjoying both individual buildings and grand prospects. His sketch on f.37 shows the Old Town Square, looking across to the Tyn Church, with the rococo Kinsky Palace on its left and, to its right, a column dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The sketch opposite shows the great hilltop complex of Prague castle and cathedral, with the buildings of the Little Quarter clustered at its feet.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite
Prague: The Petrín Hill, Little Quarter and Hradcany from the North-East
support: 100 × 159 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>After Turner's tour of Saxon Switzerland he returned to Dresden and took a coach for the spa town of Teplitz, then one of the most fashionable watering-places of Europe. From here he travelled on to Prague which he recorded from many viewpoints, enjoying both individual buildings and grand prospects. His sketch on f.37 shows the Old Town Square, looking across to the Tyn Church, with the <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/r/rococo" title="Glossary definition for 'Rococo'"><span>rococo</span></a> Kinsky Palace on its left and, to its right, a column dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The sketch opposite shows the great hilltop complex of Prague castle and cathedral, with the buildings of the Little Quarter clustered at its feet.</p>
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architecture cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents Czech Republic Europe Europe, Eastern Europe hill landscape natural features (non-UK) Petrín Hill places Prague, Hradcany Prague, Little Quarter townscape, distant townscapes / man-made features
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