Watercolour on paper
River Rhine Colour Studies c.1819-24
River Rhine Colour Studies c.1819-24
Germany
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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Boppard
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
Boppard
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
fortification
Germany
hill
landscape
military
natural features (non-UK)
places
river
River Rhine
storm
water: inland
weather
<p>During the years immediately following his Rhine tour, Turner painted seven repetitions of the Fawkes scenes for different patrons. These were all painted on white paper and were executed with a much higher degree of finish (see no.17). No.14 is a preparatory study for a repetition of the 1817 view of Boppard, just as nos.15 and 16 were for no.17. Its colour scheme is very close to that of no.16, as too must have been its original size. Turner's second 'Boppard' was almost certainly intended for a book of engraved Rhine views which was initiated in 1819 but had to be abandoned at a very early stage.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
Boppard
support: 186 × 295 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>During the years immediately following his Rhine tour, Turner painted seven repetitions of the Fawkes scenes for different patrons. These were all painted on white <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/paper" title="Glossary definition for 'Paper'"><span>paper</span></a> and were executed with a much higher degree of finish (see no.17). No.14 is a preparatory study for a repetition of the 1817 view of Boppard, just as nos.15 and 16 were for no.17. Its colour scheme is very close to that of no.16, as too must have been its original size. Turner's second 'Boppard' was almost certainly intended for a book 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/e/engraving" title="Glossary definition for 'Engraving'"><span>engraved</span></a> Rhine views which was initiated in 1819 but had to be abandoned at a very early stage.</p>
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2017-02-26T00:00:00
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TURNER_CATALOGUE_TEXT_WORK
architecture Boppard cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents fortification Germany hill landscape military natural features (non-UK) places river River Rhine storm water: inland weather
CCLXIII 259