Joseph Mallord William Turner

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War. The Exile and the Rock Limpet

1842
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Turner: War. The Exile and the Rock Limpet

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This work with dramatic red palette recalling blood and battle depicts Napoleon in exile on the island of St Helena. It was very topical for its time - it was painted the year Napoleon’s ashes were returned to France. In verses attached the painting, Turner refers to the sunset as a ‘sea of blood’. This painting confer no particular judgement on Napoleon but rather highlights the futility and bloodiness of war.
  • Artist Joseph Mallord William Turner
  • Artwork War. The Exile and the Rock Limpet
  • Image size 79.4 x 79.4 cm
  • Date of work 1842
  • Credit Oil paint on canvas 79.4 x 79.4 cm
Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in London; he remained a Londoner and kept a Cockney accent all his life despite dominating British landscape painting throughout the first half of the 19th century. He established a reputation in the Royal Academy, first as a topographical watercolourist and then within a few years as a painter of sublime and historical landscapes. From the mid-1790s he settled on the routine he maintained for much of his life: touring in summer and working in the studio in the winter months. He opened his own gallery and had many patrons and admirers as well as detractors. After his death a large body of his works in oil and watercolour was given to the British nation, with many on show at Tate Britain.
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UK — £3.60 per order

Europe — £15.00 per order

Rest of world — £28.00 per order

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UK — £7.50 per print

Europe — £20.00 per print

Rest of world — £50.00 per print

We currently offer free standard delivery on all UK orders over £60. Here’s more information on delivery.

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