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A Sea Piece with a Breaking Wave by Joseph Mallord William Turner — VisualArtsDB

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A Sea Piece with a Breaking Wave

A Sea Piece with a Breaking Wave

A Sea Piece with a Breaking Wave

Joseph Mallord William Turner

1807

Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: support: 230 x 376 mm
Museum: Tate

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