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The Lake of Thun, Switzerland

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Date

c. 1802-1810

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851)

Collection

Acknowledgements

Bridgeman Images

Descriptive Medium

watercolour

Image Licence

All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

image © Christie's

Location

Lake Thun, Switzerland

Country

Tags

Lakes
Mountains
People

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

TWW Comment

An intersting note in the Lot Essay on topographical accuracy: 'As Ruskin said, the exact details of the mountains were of subsidiary importance - the artist conflated details from each of his sketches - with the result that the Niesen at the left is barely recognisable, although the Stockhorn at the right is more so. Memory of place, however, is not some sort of picture-postcard, a snapshot of scenic topography - it is compounded of details and fragments, incidents and sensations, a rag-bag of particularities that serve to verify our knowledge'.

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