''Chichester Canal'' is a painting by the English

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landscape painter, watercolourist and

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J. M. W. Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 April 177519 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colouring, imaginative landscapes and turbulen ...

. It was painted in 1828Chichester Canal c.1828.
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. The work depicts the Chichester Canal in Sussex, southern England. The ship is probably a collier brig, as this serene scene had commercial purpose. Its brilliant colours may have been influenced by atmospheric

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from the eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia (see also Year Without a Summer).

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''Atmospheric effects of volcanic eruptions as seen by famous artists and depicted in their paintings''.
Scientific paper from Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2007
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