Unlocking the bloody history of the ship made famous by Turner, the Fighting Temeraire

Sam Willis has written what appears to be a fascinating book – Fighting Temeraire. J.M.W. Turner’s painting, The Fighting Temeraire Tugged to her Last Berth to be Broken Up,  hangs in the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square and was recently … Continue reading

Update: The Fourth Plinth – Pirates, Painting & Pole Dancing

In July we posted about the exhibition of Yinka Shonibare’s Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.  There was an interesting symmetry in the display of Nelson’s ship, Victory, in a bottle, on a plinth, in … Continue reading