The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons [SEP] creator
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons is the title of two oil on canvas paintings by J. M. W. Turner, depicting the fire that broke out at the Houses of Parliament on the evening of 16 October 1834.
Along with thousands of other spectators, Turner himself witnessed the Burning of Parliament from the south bank of the River Thames, opposite Westminster. He made sketches using both pencil and watercolour in two sketchbooks from different vantage points, including from a rented
of the Houses of Lords and Commons, October 16, 1834", Philadelphia Museum of Art
- "The Burning of the House of Lords and Commons, 16th October 1834", Tate Gallery
- Cleveland painting
- "The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834", Cleveland Museum of Art
- "The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, October 16, 1834", Tate Gallery
- "Turner As Draughtsman", Andrew Wilton, p. 2-