| The Deluge | |
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| Artist | J. M. W. Turner |
| Year | 1805 |
| Type | Oil on canvas,landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 235.6 cm × 142.9 cm (92.8 in × 56.3 in) |
| Location | Tate Britain,London |
The Deluge is an oil on canvasbiblicallandscape painting by the BritishartistJ. M. W. Turner, from 1805.[1] It features a vision of thebiblicalflood focused on ashipwreck.
It was first planned in 1804 and was originally acommission that fell through.[2] The painting was likely to have been first exhibited at Turner's studio inQueen Anne Street inLondon in 1805. It was later submitted to theRoyal Academy'sSummer Exhibition of 1813 atSomerset House.[3] Part of theTurner Bequest of 1856, it is now in the collection of theTate Britain, inPimlico.[4]
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