Where did J. M. W. Turner draw “The Red Rigi”?
J. M. W. Turner drew “The Red Rigi” at Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. SketchMap Atlas shows it on a world map at this spot, so you can stand where the artist stood.
“The Red Rigi” was drawn by J. M. W. Turner in 1842 at Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. It is a watercolour work shown on SketchMap Atlas at the place where it was made.

Evening light on Mount Rigi above Lake Lucerne, from Turner’s Swiss watercolours of the 1840s.
| Artist | J. M. W. Turner |
|---|---|
| Year | 1842 |
| Place | Lake Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Technique | watercolour |
| Licence | Public domain |
| Source | Wikimedia Commons |

Lake Lucerne, Switzerland is on the SketchMap Atlas world map, with J. M. W. Turner’s sketch pinned where it was made.
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J. M. W. Turner drew “The Red Rigi” at Lake Lucerne, Switzerland. SketchMap Atlas shows it on a world map at this spot, so you can stand where the artist stood.
Evening light on Mount Rigi above Lake Lucerne, from Turner’s Swiss watercolours of the 1840s. It is a watercolour work by J. M. W. Turner, 1842.
SketchMap Atlas shows 2 sketches by J. M. W. Turner, each at the place where it was drawn. See them all on the artist page.
The image is marked “Public domain” and comes from Wikimedia Commons. See the source link for the exact terms.