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Donati’s Comet

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Written by: Seda YılmazResearcher · Islamic & Ottoman Arts
Old Master Drawings · Catalogue no. 1035120
William Turner

Donati’s Comet

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byYale Center for British Art
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Artist / MakerWilliam Turner
Date1858
Mediumgouache paint, wove paper, watercolor paint
TypeWatercolor
CollectionYale Center for British Art
LocationYale Center for British Art
About the Artist

BiographyWilliam Turner (1789–1862) — English painter (1789-1862).William Turner worked as painter and is associated with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Kingdom of Great Britain. Their documented life spans the years 1789 to 1862, born in Black Bourton, died in St John Street.DisciplinespainterBorn1789, Black BourtonDied1862, St John StreetNationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great BritainSources: Wikidata · Wikipedia Full biography →

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