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Exhibition

Dreadful Fire! The Burning of the Houses of Parliament

November 23, 1984–January 6, 1985

The first reunion of a pair of masterpieces, one from the Museum's collection and one belonging to the Cleveland Museum of Art, painted by J.M.W. Turner in response to the disastrous fire in the Houses of Parliament in 1834, shown with watercolor studies and documents.

Organizers

Cleveland Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art

Itinerary

Cleveland Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art


Main Building

Sponsors

The Pew Memorial Trust

Curators

Joseph J. Rishel

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