Footpath just outside Kaub (in the direction of Bingen), View of the PfalzThis
view of the »Pfalz at Kaub« didn’t present itself to Turner until he
was on his return journey from Mainz to Cologne on 27th August 1817.
From on board ship he sketched the former toll castle on its small
island in the river with Burg Gutenfels on the hill to the right. The
numerous drawings that Turner made on his journey, including those
completed whilst walking, document his fascination with this
extraordinary building. In this work he combines several pencil
drawings to form a pleasing overall composition. This is one of the few
castles in the Middle Rhine Valley that was not destroyed by Napoleon’s
troops. Today Pfalzgrafenstein Castle is owned by the Federal State of
Rhineland-Palatinate and is open to the public.
William Turner
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