Painting by J.M.W. Turner
The Shipwreck Artist J. M. W. Turner Year 1805 Location Tate
The Shipwreck is a landscape painting by J. M. W. Turner in the collection of the Tate .[ 1] [ 2] It was completed around 1805, when it was exhibited in Turner's own gallery. The painting is an important example of the sublime in British art.[ 3]
It is thought that the picture probably records the then recent sinking of the Earl of Abergavenny, which foundered of Weymouth on 4 February 1805.[ 3]
^ "The Shipwreck" . Tate . Retrieved 25 September 2022 . ^ Smiles, Sam (2006). The Turner Book . p. 120. ^ a b Warrell, Ian (2007). J. M. W. Turner . Tate. p. 50.
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