Corinth from the Acropolis, by Turner

An image of Turner, Joseph Mallord William. Corinth from the Acropolis. Watercolour over traces of graphite on paper. 1831-1832.

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Turner, Joseph Mallord William. Corinth from the Acropolis. Watercolour over traces of graphite on paper. 1831-1832.

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Accession Number: 1762
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 825 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 100.41kB
Exposure time: 1/20
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2011:04:18 14:43:00

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19th Century antiquity architectural architecture cities city cityscape classical coast coastal coastline columns Corinth English exterior Fitz_PDP Greece Greek Joseph Mallord William Turner landscape mountainous mountains Romanticism ruins sea seascape towns Turner watercolour

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