Most famous image of JMW Turner not a self-portrait, says expert

Painting that inspired depiction on £20 note more likely the work of John Opie, says Romantic artist’s biographerIn 2020, Tate Britain hosted the launch of a new £20 banknote bearing representations of The Fighting Temeraire by JMW Turner and the artist’s most famous self-portrait. Now a leading expert has said the latter work, part of the Tate collection, is not…

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