The Bastille at Grenoble from the Valley of the Isère

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775 - 1851



The Bastille at Grenoble from the Valley of the Isère

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775 - 1851

Summary

Waterside landscape with a fortress on a high cliff. An expanse of water can be seen to the left and centre foreground. There is a steep cliff face at the centre left with ground rising from the waterside at the right. A small line of trees can be seen at the lower right edge. The peak of a mountain rises behind the high ground at the upper right. There are mountain ranges in the background at the upper left.


Object Name

The Bastille at Grenoble from the Valley of the Isère

Date Created

1836 (circa)

Dimensions

support: 13.8cm x 18.9cm

accession number

1917.115

Place of creation

Europe

Support

paper

Medium

watercolour
gouache
pencil

Credit

Mr James Thomas Blair bequest, 1917.


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