Joseph Mallord William Turner

A Castle on a Hill above a River

?1795

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Medium: Gouache, graphite and watercolour on paper
Dimensions: Support: 219 x 273 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D00862
Turner Bequest XXXII F

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The verso is D41457 (XXXII F v).

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

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