Focus on The Fighting Temeraire and explore the In popular culture and on currency.
The painting is used in the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall to be symbolic of Bond's age and standing within MI6.In February 2020, the Bank of England introduced a new polymer £20 note, featuring Turner's c. 1799 self-portrait, with The Fighting Temeraire in the background. The quote "Light is therefore colour" from an 1818 lecture by Turner, and a copy of his signature as made on his will are also included.The painting is the inspiration for the "Glowing Painting" found in the 2020 Nintendo series Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
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