Joseph Mallord William Turner
A Ship in Distress: Arithmetic (Inscription by Turner) c.1805

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Joseph Mallord William Turner ‘A Ship in Distress: Arithmetic (Inscription by Turner)’, c.1805

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Title
A Ship in Distress: Arithmetic (Inscription by Turner)
From Shipwreck (1) Sketchbook
Turner Bequest LXXXVII
Date c.1805
Dimensions Support: 118 x 185 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D05380
Turner Bequest LXXXVII 5
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