The Drachenfels, Germany
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775 - 1851
Summary
A riverside landscape with steep rocky mountains on each side. There is a roadway at the foreground left which is cut into the base of the rock at the left, to follow the river. At the forground left several horses have been harnessed to a masted boat in the shallows and are pulling it back onto land. There is a man at the right of the line of horses. At the foreground right a small rowing boat is roped to the prow of a larger boat, seen at the extreme right edge. At the right midground a large white building with a central bell tower can be seen. There are mountains in the background.
Object Name
The Drachenfels, Germany
Creators Name
Date Created
1832 (circa)
Dimensions
support: 12.7cm x 20.3cm
accession number
1917.113
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
watercolour
gouache
pencil
Credit
Mr James Thomas Blair bequest, 1917.
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