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First Sketch for ‘The Battle of Trafalgar’ by Joseph Mallord William Turner — VisualArtsDB

First Sketch for ‘The Battle of Trafalgar’

First Sketch for ‘The Battle of Trafalgar’

Joseph Mallord William Turner

1823

Medium: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions: support: 902 x 1213 mm
Museum: Tate

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1816