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    • Regulus is an oil painting by English artist J. M. W. Turner, initially painted in 1828, and now in Tate Britain, London. It depicts the legend of Roman consul Marcus Atilius Regulus' death, in which he was captured by Carthaginian forces and eventually executed after being blinded by the Sun. The scene is a landscape of either Rome or Carthage, with ship… See more

    Background

    The titular figure, Marcus Atilius Regulus, was a Roman consul and general who served in the First Punic War. During the war he was captured by Carthaginian forces, and likely died of natural causes. Some anci… See more

    History

    Turner began to paint Regulus during his 1828 visit to Rome. He began work on about nine other paintings, but only four were finished during the trip, Regulus, View of Orvieto, Palestrina and Vision of Medea. Of these fo… See more

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