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Breaking Waves Seen from the Shore by Joseph Mallord William Turner — VisualArtsDB

Breaking Waves Seen from the Shore

Breaking Waves Seen from the Shore

Joseph Mallord William Turner

1801

Medium: Chalk and graphite on paper
Dimensions: support: 143 x 103 mm
Museum: Tate

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