The Fighting Téméraire
/ðə ˌfaɪtɪŋ ˌteməˈreə(r)/
/ðə ˌfaɪtɪŋ ˌteməˈrer/
- a famous painting (1838) by J M W Turner. It is a picture of the Téméraire, an old military sailing ship, being pulled up the Thames by a steamship, on its way to being destroyed. The subject of ships on the river and the colourful London sky are typical of Turner.