Hospenthal, Fall of St. Gothard, Sunset, by Turner

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Hospenthal, Fall of St. Gothard, Sunset. Turner, Joseph Mallord William (British, 1775-1851). Watercolour, pen and grey ink over graphite, with scratching out on paper, 1841-1843.

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Accession Number: 587
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 815 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 158.15kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2011:04:13 15:13:00

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19th Century architectural architecture British School cityscape English exterior Fitz_PDP Joseph Mallord William Turner landscape mountainous mountains peaks Romanticism Swiss Switzerland tower towns townscape Turner watercolour

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