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Sunset, by Turner

Image attached to PD.113-1950

An image of Sunset. Turner, Joseph Mallord William (British, 1775-1851). Watercolour and bodycolour on grey paper, height 178 mm, width 264 mm, 1846-1851.

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Sunset. Turner, Joseph Mallord William (British, 1775-1851). Watercolour and bodycolour on grey paper, height 178 mm, width 264 mm, 1846-1851.

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  • Accession Number: PD.113-1950
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 683 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 93.80kB
  • Exposure time: 1/15
  • ISO Speed: 50
  • Captured: 2011:04:14 09:40:00

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19th Century British School drawing dusk English evening exterior Fitz_PDP Joseph Mallord William Turner Romanticism setting sun sketch sky sun sunlight sunset Turner watercolour

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