"The Temeraire" In a Manner of J. M. W Turner 19th Century American Oil Painting
By (After) Joseph Mallord William Turner
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite oil painting After the Great Joseph Mallord William Turner. This rare oil is an exceptional render of the historic Temeraire, which was a 98-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Launched in 1798, she served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, mostly on blockades or convoy escort duties. She fought only one fleet action, the Battle of Trafalgar, but became so well known for her actions and her subsequent depictions in art and literature that she has been remembered as "The Fighting Temeraire...
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19th Century Realist (After) Joseph Mallord William Turner Art