The image shows a pencil drawing of a cathedral from a ground-level point of view. The cathedral dominates the composition with intricate architectural details such as vertical and horizontal segments, and pointed arches. A smaller building and leafy trees are nearby. The drawing is in monochrome pencil gray, featuring detailed textures on the cathedral's façade.

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Tewkesbury Abbey No. 2

Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775 - 1851)

1793

Medium: graphite on wove paper
Classification: Drawing
Dimensions: sheet: 26.7 × 20.3 cm (10 1/2 × 8 in.)
Culture: British
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Gift of Donald Stone
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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