Whalers

J. M. W. Turner, ca. 1845

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Whalers, ca. 1845. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 36 1/8 x 48 1/4 in. (91.8 x 122.6 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: Whalers
Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, London 1775–1851 London)
Date: ca. 1845
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 36 1/8 x 48 1/4 in. (91.8 x 122.6 cm)
Credit line: Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1896
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1775–1851

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