J.M.W. Turner traveled repeatedly through Switzerland over his career, and the mountains, lakes, and fortified towns around Geneva became a recurring subject in his watercolors and studies. This view of a castle on a height near Geneva reflects his fascination with dramatic topography and the way light and atmosphere transform a landscape, themes he explored in depth on his Alpine tours. Turner's Swiss subjects, made both on the spot and worked up later in the studio, were central to his reputation as the era's foremost painter of landscape and weather.
Jacquard-woven both sides in soft, durable yarn; insert included.
