Curator’s note

The Fighting Temeraire

A veteran warship from the Battle of Trafalgar is towed to the breaker's yard by a small steam tug. Turner's blazing sunset mourns the passing of the age of sail.

Source: Arterra 큐레이션

Date: 1839
Medium: canvas

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ArtistJoseph Mallord William Turner PeriodNeoclassical & Romantic CountryUnited Kingdom MuseumThe National Gallery, London

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