1889 Wood Engraving Venice Italy Dogana Mare Customs Grand Canal Turner XAZ9 XGAA7 Shown to the left is

Shown to the left is a table that appears in images of the President's room after 1877

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he used dark thin cardboard as his painting surface rather than a white background

rococo style art and murals

and had the patience and skills necessary to manipulate the medium and furnish unusually sharp contrast within his pieces

1889 Wood Engraving Venice Italy Dogana Mare Customs Grand Canal Turner XAZ9 XGAA7 Shown to the left isThis is an original 1889 black and white wood engraving of the Dogana di Mare (Sea Customs Post) in the city of Venice, Italy (on the right side of the image). This was the place where arriving cargo ships would be inspected by customs officials. It is located at the entrance to the Grand Canal across for St. Mark's Square. The artwork in this print was originally created by Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 1851) who was a Romantic landscape