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Study for ‘Ships Bearing Up for Anchorage’ by Joseph Mallord William Turner — VisualArtsDB

Study for ‘Ships Bearing Up for Anchorage’

Study for ‘Ships Bearing Up for Anchorage’

Joseph Mallord William Turner

1799

Medium: Chalk on paper
Dimensions: support: 433 x 272 mm
Museum: Tate

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