Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) is one of Britain’s best-known artists. This exhibition celebrates his work and spotlights his most famous painting, The Fighting Temeraire. This ‘National Treasure’ is displayed at the Laing as part of the National Gallery’s 200th anniversary celebrations - there is more information here:
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/across-the-uk/national-treasures
https://laingartgallery.org.uk/whats-on/turner-art-industry-and-nostalgia
The exhibition at the Laing runs 10 May - 7 September 2024. It introduces Turner, contextualises The Fighting Temeraire, and considers how the painting reflects the Industrial Revolution and the northeast's role in this story.
The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her Last Berth to be broken up, 1838 1839
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)
Oil on canvas
H 90.7 x W 121.6 cm
The National Gallery, London
Dunstanburgh Castle
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), Dunstanburgh Castle, about 1798, pencil and watercolour on paper. Laing Art Gallery
Dinant on the Meuse
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), Dinant on the Meuse, 1839, pencil, watercolour, bodycolour and chalk on blue paper. Laing Art Gallery
A First Rate Taking in Stores 1818
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)
Pencil & watercolour, heightened with white on paper
H 28.6 x W 39.7 cm
The Higgins Bedford
First Sketch for 'The Battle of Trafalgar' c.1823
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)
Oil on canvas
H 90.2 x W 121.3 cm
Tate
Second Sketch for 'The Battle of Trafalgar' c.1823
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)
Oil on canvas
H 90.2 x W 121.3 cm
Tate
Clarkson Frederick Stanfield (1793–1867)
Oil on oak
H 38.7 x W 80.3 cm
Tate
The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her Last Berth to be broken up, 1838 1839
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)
Oil on canvas
H 90.7 x W 121.6 cm
The National Gallery, London
'Monarch' model
Monarch model, made about 1933 (scale 1:48), wood, cordage and paint. Discovery Museum, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Steamer and Lightship; a study for 'The Fighting Temeraire' c.1838–9
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)
Oil on canvas
H 91.4 x W 119.7 cm
Tate
Peace - Burial at Sea exhibited 1842
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)
Oil on canvas
H 87 x W 86.7 cm
Tate
The Thames above Waterloo Bridge c.1830–5
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)
Oil on canvas
H 90.5 x W 121 cm
Tate
Newcastle from St Anne's
John Wilson Carmichael (1799-1868), Newcastle from St Anne's, 1835, pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper with scratching out
River Scene 1935
Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887–1976)
Oil on board
H 37.5 x W 51.4 cm
Laing Art Gallery
Landscape in a Mining Area 1956
Prunella Clough (1919–1999)
Oil on canvas
H 57.6 x W 77.8 cm
Sheffield Museums
Monument
John Kippin (born 1950), Monument, 2010/12, inkjet pigment print on paper, lent by the artist
