'Eruption of Vesuvius', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

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Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Eruption of Vesuvius

Date 1817

MediumWatercolour, scraping out and pen and ink on paper

Dimensionssupport: 286 x 398 mm

Collection

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Turner Worldwide

Reference

TW1174

Wilton 697

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