J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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Joseph Mallord William Turner The Eastern Walls of Augsburg, with the Spires of the Cathedral in the Distance 1833

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘The Eastern Walls of Augsburg, with the Spires of the Cathedral in the Distance’ 1833
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 2 Verso:
The Eastern Walls of Augsburg, with the Spires of the Cathedral in the Distance 1833
D32545
Turner Bequest CCCXXII 3a
Pencil on white laid paper, 105 x 170 mm
Partial watermark: base of unicorn motif
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The walls of Augsburg are shown overlooking its moat, presumably at the northern end of the Jakobervorstadt district on the eastern side of the city, as seen on adjacent pages. The slim twin spires of the cathedral are seen to the west in the distance, while the wavy lines to the left indicate trees.
This sketch falls within a sequence between the recto and folio 6 recto (D32544–D32552; CCCXXII 3–7) comprising a clockwise survey of the Jakobervorstadt’s walls, significant parts of which do not survive, with their picturesque towers and gatehouses; see under the direct view of Augsburg’s cathedral from the west on folio 1 verso (D32543; CCCXXII 2a) for other views in and around the city from this tour.
Technical notes:
The pale brown staining at the centre of the outer edge is owing to the leaf’s proximity to the leather pencil loop anchored under the front paste-down (D32541; CCCXXII 1).

Matthew Imms
November 2019

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘The Eastern Walls of Augsburg, with the Spires of the Cathedral in the Distance 1833 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, November 2019, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, March 2023, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-the-eastern-walls-of-augsburg-with-the-spires-of-the-r1204011, accessed 22 July 2024.