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Building on Rock by Joseph Mallord William Turner — VisualArtsDB

Building on Rock

Building on Rock

Joseph Mallord William Turner

1828

Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: support: 179 x 113 mm
Museum: Tate

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Study of ?Scrollwork

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1792

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Venice

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1833

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Plymouth Sound: Drake’s Island and Mount Edgcumbe from below the Citadel

Plymouth Sound: Drake’s Island and Mount Edgcumbe from below the Citadel

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A Distant Tower, Possibly of Warwick Castle or Pembroke Castle, or a Study for ‘Boccaccio Relating the Tate of the Birdcage’

A Distant Tower, Possibly of Warwick Castle or Pembroke Castle, or a Study for ‘Boccaccio Relating the Tate of the Birdcage’

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[title not known]

[title not known]

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1826

Coverham Abbey and Church, Looking West

Coverham Abbey and Church, Looking West

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1816

Mountains, Castles, Etc.

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Inscription by Turner: Notes on Sunlight; with a Diagram

Inscription by Turner: Notes on Sunlight; with a Diagram

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Several Sketches

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The Punta della Dogana and the Campanile, from the Giudecca Canal

The Punta della Dogana and the Campanile, from the Giudecca Canal

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