Joseph Mallord William Turner View of the Ruins of Malmesbury Abbey from the South-East 1791

Joseph Mallord William Turner ‘View of the Ruins of Malmesbury Abbey from the South-East’, 1791
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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Title
View of the Ruins of Malmesbury Abbey from the South-East
From Bristol and Malmesbury Sketchbook
Turner Bequest VI
Date 1791
Medium Watercolour on paper
Dimensions Support: 185 x 263 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D00086
Turner Bequest VI 12
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on paper, unique (49,093)

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abbey (561)
ruins (3,215)
religious (744)
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wall (283)
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