1839 · Romanticism
The Fighting Temeraire
By J. M. W. Turner. A veteran sailing ship is towed toward its end by a small steam tug, turning a luminous sunset into an image of technological and historical change.
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A veteran sailing ship is towed toward its end by a small steam tug, turning a luminous sunset into an image of technological and historical change.
ArtistJ. M. W. Turner
Date1839
MediumOil on canvas
MovementRomanticism
CollectionNational Gallery, London
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A veteran sailing ship is towed toward its end by a small steam tug, turning a luminous sunset into an image of technological and historical change.
See this work in context through Romanticism and the Romanticism period.