Boats Carrying Out Anchors to the Dutch Men of War — Joseph Mallord William Turner | DiscoverArt

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Boats Carrying Out Anchors to the Dutch Men of War

c. 1804

oil on canvas

101.6 × 130.81 cm (40 × 51.5 in)

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