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Date : 1839
Sizes : 122 cm x 91 cm
Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Turner Bequest (1856)
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English Painting
Painting
Area related
England
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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. It was then towed up the Thames from Sheerness in Kent to a ship-breaker's yard in Rotherhithe, South London. Turner contrasts the veteran ship, seen against the setting sun, with the modern steam-propelled tug.
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