# The Fighting Temeraire

By [J. M. W. Turner](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/j-m-w-turner.md>), 1839.

A small steam tug pulls a pale veteran warship toward its final berth beneath a blazing sunset, setting old power against industrial change.

## Details

- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 90.7 × 121.6 cm
- Collection: [The National Gallery](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/national-gallery-london.md>)

[View collection record](<https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/joseph-mallord-william-turner-the-fighting-temeraire>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Romanticism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/romanticism.md>)

## Image

![A dark steam tug tows a pale sailing warship across calm water beneath a glowing sunset.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/national-gallery-temeraire/full.jpg?v=2834a428c96b079f9153cbc529e44c793ac93bc16cdf692d99ed2bef58c52fd6>)

## Sources & credits

- Image via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
- Turner Bequest, 1856; The National Gallery
- [Image source](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Fighting_Temeraire,_JMW_Turner,_National_Gallery.jpg>)
- Artwork metadata based on The National Gallery collection records; image provenance is recorded per artwork.

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