The Battle of Trafalgar: Commemoration and Controversy

Joseph Mallord William Turner’s The Batt le of Trafalgar is one of the most famous and recognisable paintings in the collection of the National Maritime Museum. Published to coincide with the 250th anniversary of Turner’s birth and 220 years aft er the batt le for which this monumental work is named, the book situates the painting alongside plans, sketches and artefacts from the National Maritime Museum’s collection and examines Turner’s contribution to maritime art and to Nelson’s complica...