The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834

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The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834, 1835. oil on canvas.

oil on canvas · Framed: 123.5 x 153.5 x 12 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834
Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775–1851)
Date: 1835
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 123.5 x 153.5 x 12 cm (48 5/8 x 60 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.); Unframed: 92 x 123.2 cm (36 1/4 x 48 1/2 in.)
Credit line: Bequest of John L. Severance
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1775–1851

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.