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Apuleia in Search of Apuleius

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Associated Names

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist, British, 1775 - 1851

The image depicts a pastoral landscape with a central bridge in the distance. Rolling hills dominate the horizon, with detailed brushwork showing figures, animals, trees, and architecture in a monochromatic sepia color palette.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Dimensions

sheet: 28.8 × 43.9 cm (11 5/16 × 17 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1946.21.344
Catalogue Raisonné

Finberg 1924, no. 72, State only (etching)
Series Title

Liber Studiorum: no.72 [Finberg 1-71; 1943.3.8129-8199]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

Finberg, Alexander. The History of Turner's Liber Studiorum with a new Catalogue Raisonne. London: Ernest Benn, 1924.

Wikidata ID

Q65079973

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