​"The Fighting Temeraire" by Joseph Mallord William Turner

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JMW Turner is one of Britain's most popular artists, and his work 'The Fighting Temeraire' even appears on the £20 note. Enduringly popular, exquisitely coloured and imbued with symbolism, Richard Stemp reveals the artist’s intentions behind this remarkably beautiful painting.

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