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Heidelberg circa 1844-5 Canvas; 1321 x 2019 mm N00518
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Heidelberg circa 1844-5 Canvas; 1321 x 2019 mm N00518

Lucerne by Moonlight: Sample Study circa 1842-3 Watercolour on paper; 235 x 325 mm D36182
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Lucerne by Moonlight: Sample Study circa 1842-3 Watercolour on paper; 235 x 32...

The Opening of the Wallhalla 1842 Oil on mahogany; 1127 x 2007 mm N00533 This is the first of four pictures telling the story of Aeneas’s stay at Carthage. Aeneas was delayed from his destiny to become the founder of Rome by his love for Dido, which made him linger in Carthage. The four paintings were Turner’s last exhibits at the Royal Academy. Only three now survive. They are Turner’s final homage to his favourite old master painter, Claude Lorrain. Here, Aeneas stands on the left in his cloak of Tyrian purple, attended by Cupid. Mercury cannot be seen; perhaps he has melted into thin air, as described in Virgil’s Aeneid.
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The Opening of the Wallhalla 1842 Oil on mahogany; 1127 x 2007 mm N00533 Thi...

A Disaster at Sea ? circa 1835 This canvas was never exhibited and is probably not quite finished, but it seems to be well on the way to becoming one of Turner's most powerful statements on the Romantic theme of maritime disaster. Its pyramidal composition leaves little doubt that Turner had seen Gericault's Raft of the Medusa (now in the Louvre, in Paris) when it was exhibited in London in 1822. Turner's own subject is the wreck of the Amphitrite off Boulogne in 1833 . The ship's captain abandoned his cargo of female convicts, claiming that he was only authorised to land them in New South Wales. Canvas; 1714 x 2203 mm frame: 2190 x 2685 x 173 mm N00558
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A Disaster at Sea ? circa 1835 This canvas was never exhibited and is proba...

Stormy Sea with Blazing Wreck circa 1835-40 Canvas; 994 x 1416 mm frame: 1208 x 1635 x 65 mm N04658
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Stormy Sea with Blazing Wreck circa 1835-40 Canvas; 994 x 1416 mm frame: 12...

Going to the Ball (San Martino) (aka Venice: morning, returning from the ball.) 1846 Canvas; 616 x 924 mm N00544
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Going to the Ball (San Martino) (aka Venice: morning, returning from the bal...

Ulysses deriding Polyphem. Ulysses flees with his companions, while Polyphem throws rocks at their ships without hitting them. Oil on canvas
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Ulysses deriding Polyphem. Ulysses flees with his companions, while Polyph...

Paysage avec une riviere et une baie dans le lointain. Landscape with river and a bay in the far background. Canvas,93,5 x 123,5 cm R.F. 1967-2 ca.1835
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Paysage avec une riviere et une baie dans le lointain. Landscape with river an...

William Turner, self-portrait. Oil on canvas (around 1798) 29 1/4 x 23 inch Inv. 458
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William Turner, self-portrait. Oil on canvas (around 17...

The shipwreck. Oil on canvas (1805) 67 1/2 x 95 inch Inv. 476
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The shipwreck. Oil on canvas (1805)...

Petworth park, with Tillington church in the distance. Oil on canvas (1830) 64.5 x 145.5 cm Inv. 559
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Petworth park, with Tillington church in the distance. Oil on canvas (1830)...

Interior at Petworth, Lord Egremont's country house. Oil on canvas (1835) 35 x 48 inch Inv. 1988
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Interior at Petworth, Lord Egremont's country house. Oil on canvas (1835)...