Ville de Thun

published 1816

Joseph Mallord William Turner and Thomas Hodgetts

Associated Names
Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist, British, 1775 - 1851

Thomas Hodgetts

Artist, British, active 1801/1846

The image depicts a landscape viewed from an elevated angle. A castle and other buildings are positioned on top of a hill. The artwork uses a monochromatic sepia palette. A path winds through grassy terrain with scattered barrels and a few figures, leading to a river or lake. Trees with detailed foliage line the path. In the distance, there are tall tower structures and buildings nestled against a mountainous backdrop under a partly cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.7 × 29.3 cm (8 1/8 × 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8187

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Finberg 1924, no. 59, State iii/iii

  • Series Title

    Liber Studiorum: no.59 [Finberg 1-71; 1943.3.8129-8199]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Finberg, Alexander. The History of Turner's Liber Studiorum with a new Catalogue Raisonne. London: Ernest Benn, 1924.

Wikidata ID

Q65022452

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