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Study for a Historical Subject by Joseph Mallord William Turner — VisualArtsDB

Study for a Historical Subject

Study for a Historical Subject

Joseph Mallord William Turner

1805

Medium: Pen and ink on paper
Dimensions: support: 171 x 262 mm
Museum: Tate

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Oxford: Tom Tower, Christ Church

Oxford: Tom Tower, Christ Church

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1792

View of Church, Etc.

View of Church, Etc.

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1837

Buildings on Hill

Buildings on Hill

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1825

An Archway

An Archway

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1819

Shipping in the Pool

Shipping in the Pool

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1823

(1) The Elbe East of Dresden near Loschwitz, with Wooded Hills; (2) Hillside with Castle

(1) The Elbe East of Dresden near Loschwitz, with Wooded Hills; (2) Hillside with Castle

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1835

Looking along a River between High Wooded Banks, with a Large Castle Just Visible in the Distance

Looking along a River between High Wooded Banks, with a Large Castle Just Visible in the Distance

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1798

Town in Valley beside River, with Surrounding Alps

Town in Valley beside River, with Surrounding Alps

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1830

Ruined Castle on Hill. Château d’Arc, near Dieppe

Ruined Castle on Hill. Château d’Arc, near Dieppe

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1824

Burg Katz and St Goarhausen from the Riverside Road by the Landing-Stage at St Goar, with a Fishing Boat in the Foreground

Burg Katz and St Goarhausen from the Riverside Road by the Landing-Stage at St Goar, with a Fishing Boat in the Foreground

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1817

Shipping

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(1) Hills; (2) Hills and Distant Church

(1) Hills; (2) Hills and Distant Church

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1817