J. M. W. Turner
The Harbour of Dieppe
From $80
This painting is silver, black and moonlit blue, and a cheap copy turns it flat and muddy. Our Turner Peace – Burial at Sea print is made from a carefully colour-matched master, unretouched, so the black sails stay black and the light stays cool.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
16x16 inch, 20x20 inch, 24x24 inch, 30x30 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its square shape suits a study, a reading corner or a gallery wall. The silvers, blacks and blues look rich with cream, slate and walnut, and a black or natural wood frame suits it.
About the painting
Peace – Burial at Sea by J. M. W. Turner
The painter of light
J. M. W. Turner, a London barber’s son, became the greatest English painter of light, sea and storm. At his death in 1851 he left his paintings to the nation, and they hang in the Tate.
A friend buried at sea
In 1841 the Scottish painter Sir David Wilkie died of typhoid on his way home from the Middle East. Gibraltar would not take his body ashore, so he was buried at sea at night.
Blacker sails
Turner painted the scene in 1842 as his tribute. When critics complained about the black sails, he said he wished he could have made them blacker.
Read the story
Night at sea. A ship, its sails pitch black, stands against a pale, silvery sky. A bright flare burns at its side, and its reflection falls in a long dark streak across the calm water.
In 1841, the Scottish painter Sir David Wilkie, a friend of J. M. W. Turner, fell ill with typhoid on his way home from the Middle East. He died on board ship. The governor of Gibraltar was afraid of the disease and would not let his body come ashore. So he was buried at sea, at night.
Turner was not there. But the next year he painted this, his farewell to his friend. The bright flare marks the moment of the burial.
Critics complained that the sails were too black, too unnatural. Turner answered that he only wished he could have made them blacker.
He painted it as a pair with another picture, called War, full of hot reds and yellows. This one, Peace, is cool and silent.
When Turner died in 1851, he left the paintings in his studio to the nation. This is one of them, and it hangs in the Tate in London.
Peace – Burial at Sea. J. M. W. Turner, 1842.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
