Burning of Parliament (Philadelphia)

J. M. W. Turner

1834–1835 · Oil on canvas · Philadelphia Museum of Art

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About this work

Artist: J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851)
Year: 1834–1835
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 92.1 × 123.2 cm
Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Movement: Romanticism

Turner's second oil of the fire that gutted the Houses of Parliament on 16 October 1834, exhibited at the British Institution in February 1835. Here the viewpoint is upstream, from the south bank beside Westminster Bridge, so the bridge looms at the right, its arches enlarged and distorted by the glare, while across the water the House of Commons in St Stephen's Hall and the towers of Westminster Abbey are lit gold by the fire. Spectators pack the foreground and the flames reflect dull red in the Thames. Turner witnessed the fire himself and sketched it from the riverbank and a hired boat; parts of the composition may also draw on The Times's report the next morning. It is the same size as the Cleveland canvas and entered the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1928 with the John Howard McFadden Collection.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A fire-lit bridge looming at the right with the Abbey lit gold across the water, for a study, den or dining room at 16×24 or 24×36 in black. Deep blue or charcoal; hang it beside the Cleveland version for two viewpoints.

Style: Exhibition poster of a Romanticism painting
Era: 19th century (1834–1835)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; 12×18 and 16×24 and 24×36 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons (Philadelphia) in the public domain?

Yes. J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Philadelphia Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons (Philadelphia) painted, and in what medium?

The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons (Philadelphia) dates from 1834–1835 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 92.1 × 123.2 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of J. M. W. Turner's The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons — the Houses of Parliament ablaze in October 1834, seen from upriver with Westminster Bridge against the inferno (the Philadelphia canvas) — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Light, Storm and Sea: The English Romantic, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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