Joseph Mallord William Turner

A Ship in Distress and a Lifeboat in Rough Seas

c.1805

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Shipwreck (1) Sketchbook
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Dimensions: Support: 118 x 185 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D05396
Turner Bequest LXXXVII 21

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