Peace – Burial at Sea

Peace – Burial at Sea is an oil painting on canvas by the English Romantic artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), first exhibited in 1842. The painting serves as a memorial tribute to his friend, the Scottish painter Sir David Wilkie (1785–1841). Wilkie died of typhoid in 1841 as he returned from the Middle East. Fearful the disease would spread, the Governor of Gibraltar refused to allow his body ashore, so Wilkie was buried at sea.

It was intended as a companion piece to War. The Exile and the Rock Limpet (also 1842) which alludes to the sordid demise of the former Emperor of France Napoleon Bonaparte (thus "War" and "Peace"). The two works are characterised by their sharply contrasting colours and tones: War utilises a strident yellow and red while Peace is painted a cool blend of white, blue and black.

Turner imagines a funeral carriage on the ship's deck, which symbolised the public fun…

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