Venice, the Bridge of Sighs

Venice, the Bridge of Sighs is an 1840 cityscape painting by the English artist J.M.W.

[1] It depicts a view of Venice, then part of the Austrian Empire, looking towards the famous Bridge of Sighs.

It appeared with lines from Lord Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage referencing the view.

[3] All seven works Turner exhibited that year met with widespread critical derision.

[4] The work was part of the Turner Bequest of 1856 and is now in the collection of the Tate Britain.