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River Scene with a Bridge in the Distance, by Turner

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An image of River scene with a bridge in the distance. Turner, Joseph Mallord William (British, 1775-1851). Watercolour and oils over graphite, black chalk, gum arabic with scratching out on paper, height 225 mm, width 295 mm, circa 1808.

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River scene with a bridge in the distance. Turner, Joseph Mallord William (British, 1775-1851). Watercolour and oils over graphite, black chalk, gum arabic with scratching out on paper, height 225 mm, width 295 mm, circa 1808.

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  • Accession Number: PD.110-1950
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 779 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 160.62kB
  • Exposure time: 1/15
  • ISO Speed: 50
  • Captured: 2011:03:09 09:58:00

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19th Century bridge British School countryside English exterior Fitz_PDP Joseph Mallord William Turner landscape river river scene riverbank Romanticism Turner watercolour

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