Title

'The Opening of the Walhalla', 19th century.Artist: C Cousen

Caption

'The Opening of the Walhalla', 19th century. A view of the River Danube near Regensburg, Bavaria, showing the Neoclassical Walhalla Temple on the riverbank. Conceived by Crown Prince Ludwig I of Bavaria as a hall of fame for illustrious Germans, it was designed by Leo von Klenze and built between 1830 and 1842. After an original painting of 1842 by JMW Turner.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1842

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C56_261

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,6Mb (6,6Mb) / 17,0in x 11,6in / 5099 x 3468 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany river building buildings England people opening German arts mountain mountains country Bavaria art British geography English rapids Danube location Bavarian century Britain regensburg river danube riverbank B&W MONOCHROME 19th century black & white black and white B W Oberpfalz nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature Ratisbon TGN engraving landscape C Cousen JMW Turner;Turner Joseph Mallord William;J M W Turner Walhalla Temple Leo von Klenze Klenze Leo von Cousen C Leo von Klenze engraving landscape