Chalk on paper
Calais Pier Sketchbook
Calais Pier Sketchbook
History Painting c.1799-1807
History Painting c.1799-1807
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Calais Pier Sketchbook
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
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Army Medes Destroyed in Desert by a Whirlwind
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
actions: postures and motions
adults
arm / arms raised
army
Bible: Old Testament
birth to death
death
destruction
diseases and conditions
emotions, concepts and ideas
groups
Jeremiah, chapter 25
man
pain
people
religion and belief
society
universal concepts
paper unique chalk
Study for ‘The Army of the Medes Destroyed in the Desert by a Whirlwind’
support: 271 × 436 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the <a href="/search?gid=999999781" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Turner Bequest</a> 1856
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Catalogue entry
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actions: postures and motions adults arm / arms raised army Bible: Old Testament birth to death death destruction diseases and conditions emotions, concepts and ideas groups Jeremiah, chapter 25 man pain people religion and belief society universal concepts
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