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The Sun Breaking through Clouds by Joseph Mallord William Turner — VisualArtsDB

The Sun Breaking through Clouds

The Sun Breaking through Clouds

Joseph Mallord William Turner

1799

Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: support: 131 x 78 mm
Museum: Tate

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Mountains

Mountains

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1830

Trees beside a River or Lake

Trees beside a River or Lake

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1795

Bass Rock from the South-West

Bass Rock from the South-West

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1818

Studies for Figures in ‘Dido and Aeneas’; and of a Horse, Related to ‘The Destruction of Sodom’

Studies for Figures in ‘Dido and Aeneas’; and of a Horse, Related to ‘The Destruction of Sodom’

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1805

Two Sketches: View of a Villa at Frascati; and Entrance to Marino with the Public Washhouse

Two Sketches: View of a Villa at Frascati; and Entrance to Marino with the Public Washhouse

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Study for Classical Subject

Study for Classical Subject

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1830

Hind Head Hill, plate 25 from Liber Studiorum

Hind Head Hill, plate 25 from Liber Studiorum

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1811

Rhymer’s Glen, Abbotsford

Rhymer’s Glen, Abbotsford

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View, with Trees

View, with Trees

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1845

Inscription by Turner: Notes on Optics and Bibliographical Notes on Perspective Sources

Inscription by Turner: Notes on Optics and Bibliographical Notes on Perspective Sources

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1809

Ruined Church

Ruined Church

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1824

The Simplon

The Simplon

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1834