Joseph Mallord William Turner

Study of a Grave Altar in the Vatican Museums; also a ?Distant View of St Peter’s, Rome

1819

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Vatican Fragments Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 161 × 101 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D15149
Turner Bequest CLXXX 23

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Study of a Grave Altar in the Vatican Museums; also a ?Distant View of St Peter’s, Rome

1819

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Studies of Sculptural Fragments from the Vatican Museums, Including the Grave Altar of Attia Agele

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