Joseph Mallord William Turner

Composition Study for ‘Venus and Adonis’

c.1802–5

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Calais Pier Sketchbook
Medium: Chalk on paper
Dimensions: Support: 436 x 271 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D04952
Turner Bequest LXXXI 50

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