Bank of England issues new 20-pound note
The Bank of England has issues its new 20-pound banknote with an image of painter Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851). The Turner note is printed on polymer. The reverse of the note includes:
- J.M.W. Turner's self-portrait, painted c. 1799 and currently on display in the Tate Britain.
- One of Turner's most eminent paintings The Fighting Temeraire; a tribute to the ship HMS Temeraire which played a distinguished role in Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
- The quote - "Light is therefore colour" from an 1818 lecture by Turner referring to his innovative use of light, shade, colour and tone in his pictures.
- Turner's signature from his will, the document with which he bequeathed many of his paintings to the nation.
Below the new banknote. I think it turned out really well with lots of interesting details.
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