Joseph Mallord William Turner

Study of the Front of a Sarcophagus with a Relief Depicting the Muses, from the Vatican Museums

1819

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Vatican Fragments Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 101 x 161 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D15177
Turner Bequest CLXXX 37 a

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