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The Breaking Wave by Joseph Mallord William Turner — VisualArtsDB

The Breaking Wave

The Breaking Wave

Joseph Mallord William Turner

1832

Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper
Dimensions: support: 192 x 279 mm
Museum: Tate

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Mossdale Upper Falls, Wensleydale

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Sketch of the Statue of ‘Jonah’ in the Chigi Chapel, Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome

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Prague: The Town Hall of the Old Town with its Astronomical Clock, with the Tyn Church beyond

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Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1839

An Open Expanse of Water on the Lagoon, near Venice

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Mountains

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