MB109360 JMW Turner British landscape artist bronze medal by Despierre 1968 – marine

MB109360 JMW Turner British landscape artist 1775-1851 bronze medal by Despierre 1968 – marine scape.  Issued by the Monnaie de Paris

68mm.

Despierre uses taille directe technique – straight into the die.  Masterful use of this technique on the reverse to conjure up the impression of Turner’s use of colour and light