
Dreadful Fire! The Burning of the Houses of Parliament
November 23, 1984 - January 6, 1985

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
Sponsor
The Pew Memorial Trust
Curator
Joseph J. Rishel
Itinerary
Cleveland Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art