Graphite on paper
Holland, Meuse and Cologne Sketchbook
Holland, Meuse and Cologne Sketchbook
Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and French Coast 1825
Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and French Coast 1825
Belgium
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Holland, Meuse and Cologne 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>
Churches and Cathedral Liège South along Former Course River Meuse with StLaurent Military Hospital and Citadel in Distance
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
Belgium
church
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
Liège - non-specific
natural features (non-UK)
places
religious
river
River Meuse
townscape
townscapes / man-made features
water: inland
<p>This sketchbook was used on Turner's visit to the Low Countries in 1825 and it contains many sketches of Liège, chiefly showing prospects of the city from nearby hills or along the Meuse. That on ff.25v-26r shows Liège from the south, with a proud display of its many celebrated churches including the loftily situated St Martin's and the strongly buttressed St James's. It is notable for Turner's masterly use of the pencil with innumerable varied touches - dark and light, sharp and blunt, firm and gentle - constantly interwoven to reveal both the volume of the buildings and the play of light and shade on their surfaces.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite
The Churches and Cathedral of Liège from the South, along the Former Course of the River Meuse, with the St-Laurent Military Hospital and the Citadel in the Distance
support: 113 × 189 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 sketchbook was used on Turner's visit to the Low Countries in 1825 and it contains many sketches of Liège, chiefly showing prospects of the city from nearby hills or along the Meuse. That on ff.25v-26r shows Liège from the south, with a proud display of its many celebrated churches including the loftily situated St Martin's and the strongly buttressed St James's. It is notable for Turner's masterly use of 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/g/graphite" title="Glossary definition for 'Graphite'"><span>pencil</span></a> with innumerable varied touches - dark and light, sharp and blunt, firm and gentle - constantly interwoven to reveal both the volume of the buildings and the play of light and shade on their surfaces.</p>
Display caption
2004-08-31T00:00:00
display-caption
DISPLAY_CAPTION
/art/ajax/research-text/art/artworks/turner-the-churches-and-cathedral-of-liege-from-the-south-along-the-former-course-of-the-d19446/TURNER_CATALOGUE_TEXT_WORK
Catalogue entry
2023-03-19T00:00:00
catalogue-entry-xml
TURNER_CATALOGUE_TEXT_WORK
architecture Belgium church cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents Liège - non-specific natural features (non-UK) places religious river River Meuse townscape townscapes / man-made features water: inland
CCXV 25 a