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Mercury and Argus by Joseph Mallord William Turner — VisualArtsDB

Mercury and Argus

Mercury and Argus

Joseph Mallord William Turner

1810

Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: support: 115 x 187 mm
Museum: Tate

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Loch Goil and Carrick Castle; and ?The East End of Loch Katrine

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?Bank of the River Medway near Gravesend

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