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Joseph Mallord William Turner , English, 1775-1851

Title

Passau, Germany, at the Confluence of the Rivers Inn and Danube

Date1840

MediumWatercolour and traces of graphite, with details added using a pen dipped in watercolor, on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

24 x 30.3 cm

Credit LineBequeathed, Henry Vaughan, 1900

Object numberNGI.2418

DescriptionOn leaving Venice in August 1840, Turner travelled north through Innsbruck to Passau, where he made several studies of the city. A hazy blue atmosphere, created by the mists rising from the rivers and steam ferries, suffuses the scene. Turner's rich palette and emotional response to the landscape echo the effects he achieved in his Venetian works.
Exhibition HistoryTurner in January | Ireland's Vaughan Bequest, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 01 January 2025 - 31 January 2025