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The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up
The Fighting Temeraire
The 98-gun ship 'Temeraire' played a distinguished role in Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, after which she was known as the 'Fighting Temeraire'. The ship remained in service until 1838 when she was decommissioned and towed from Sheerness to Rotherhithe to be broken up. The painting was thought to represent the decline of Britain's naval power. The 'Temeraire' is shown travell…
Creator
- Joseph Mallord William Turner
Subject
- warships
Type of item
- <paintings by form>
Medium
- oil painting (technique)
- Oil painting
Creator
- Joseph Mallord William Turner
Subject
- warships
Type of item
- <paintings by form>
Medium
- oil painting (technique)
- Oil painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
Creation date
- 1839
- 1839
Current location
- National Gallery
Provenance
- Turner Bequest, 1856
Identifier
- UK_280_008
Extent
- 90.7 x 121.6 cm
Language
- English
- eng
Relations
- http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q257580
Year
- 1839
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2019-09-10T19:17:51.598Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2019-09-10T19:17:51.598Z