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Building on Rock by Joseph Mallord William Turner — VisualArtsDB

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Building on Rock

Building on Rock

Building on Rock

Joseph Mallord William Turner

1828

Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: support: 159 x 98 mm
Museum: Tate

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