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Composition Study of ‘Calais Pier’ by Joseph Mallord William Turner — VisualArtsDB

Composition Study of ‘Calais Pier’

Composition Study of ‘Calais Pier’

Joseph Mallord William Turner

1799

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

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[inscriptions by Turner]

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