- Title:
Venice, The Mouth of the Grand Canal
- Date:
- ca. 1840
- Medium:
- Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches (22.2 x 31.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "J.M.W. TURNER : VENICE , THE MOUTH OF THE GRAND CANAL"
Watermark: Whatman 1834
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.4652
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- boats | buildings | canal | canal | cityscape | dome | Grand Tour | marine art | steeples
- Associated Places:
- Europe | Grand Canal | Italy | Veneto | Venezia | Venice
- Access:
- View by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5487
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