It was painted in 1838 and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839 .
The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up , 1838 is an oil painting by the English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner .
Fighting Temeraire was painted in 1838 and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839 .
The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up , 1838 is an oil painting by the English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner .