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Bequeathed to the National Gallery by Turner in 1851, this naval scene captures the moment of transition from a romantic past into an industrial future. The Temeraire, a warship which served at the Battle of Trafalgar, is depicted as a spectral form on the horizon, towed to its final dockyard by a smoke belching tug.nbsp'The Fighting Temeraire' featured in the most recent James Bond movie, Skyfall, as the ageing agent contemplates his own retirement.
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