Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons | JMW Turner | 1835 Size:24"x18" and relentless fury of hell

and relentless fury of hell with striking realism and dramatic force

"Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches" by William Holbrook Beard

" showcasing one of the Martian machines towering over the River Thames

the painting evokes a mood of stillness and gentle unease

and triumph in a vivid narrative tableau

Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons | JMW Turner | 1835 Size:24"x18" and relentless fury of hellThe Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons is the title of an oil on canvas painting 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