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Hello, the fighting Temerai from 1839 is one of Turner's greatest works, the one he called

his darling.

It shows a famous ship of the age, a hero of the battle Trafalgar, on its final journey,

being towed up the Thames to the breakers yard.

Most of the cannabis's sky and extraordinary, largely orange sunset reflected in still water.

Near the bottom left of centre is a small black fiery tugboat from the new age of steam.

Paddle's churning, a Temerai, full mastered from the age of sail, ethereal and white glides

behind to its face.

When Turner first displayed this masterpiece, the Victorian public was deep in celebrations

of the Temerai in era, with work on Nelson's column underway in the Neutrophilger Square,

and Thakurai described the painting as a national ode.

It would mean to discuss the fighting time around our Susan Foster, curator of early Netherlands

in German and British painting at the National Gallery.

David Bainey Brown, the Mantin curator of British art at Tate Britain, and James David,

curator of naval history at the National Maritime Museum, Susan Foster.

Where was Turner in his career in 1839?

Well, he was at the height of his powers as a painter, extremely successful.

In his early 60s, he had achieved success as a painter when he was very young.

He was appointed a full member of the Royal Academy when he was only 26 in 1802.

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