Joseph Mallord William Turner

A Tower on a Hill, Perhaps from a River

c.1828–38

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Unidentified Subjects, Possibly for ‘England and Wales’
Medium: Watercolour on paper
Dimensions: Support: 321 x 488 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D25192
Turner Bequest CCLXIII 70

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