内容摘要："They used mattresses to plug the gap which had opened up in the hull of the SS Nantes," he said.

"They used mattresses to plug the gap which had opened up in the hull of the SS Nantes," he said.

The artwork will be displayed in a public exhibition at Sotheby's, in London, between 28 June and 1 July before it is auctioned with an estimated value of up to £300,000.Julian Gascoigne, Sotheby's senior specialist, said: "It's a fascinating and very instructive insight into his early style."

He added the painting represents Turner, famed as a watercolourist, as a teenage artist with "ambition and skill" in his early experiments an oil painter.The painting made its debut at the Royal Academy in 1793, three days after Turner's 18th birthday, before being bought by Reverend Robert Nixon, a customer of his father's barber shop.Reverend Nixon's son inherited the painting after his death, Mr Gascoigne said, adding it then fell "into obscurity" having last been exhibited in Tasmania, Australia, in 1858.

Mr Gascoigne said: "Bristol would have been a very natural place for a young artist based in London to get to relatively easily and relatively cheaply, but would provide him with the sort of dramatic, sublime, picturesque landscape that he was seeking."There was early mention of the painting in obituaries of Turner's life but for at least a century it was mistaken for a watercolour, meaning it was missing from the catalogue of his exhibited oil paintings.

Up until the discovery last year during a restoration project, experts believed Turner's earliest exhibited oil was the Fisherman at Sea painting.

Award winning rapper Little Simz says she considered quitting music while working on her latest album following a split from her long-term producer.Ascot Racecourses' chief executive, Felicity Barnard said: "Exquisite hats and millinery masterpieces are woven into the very fabric of Royal Ascot's heritage.

"We are committed to preserving and celebrating this tradition for generations to come."More than 200 of London's gardens and galleries are free to attend this weekend as part of events to highlight the city's attractions.

London Open Gardens (LOG) 2025 is returning for its 26th year with visitors able to see up close the lesser-seen private spaces around the capital including an RHS Chelsea Flower Show winner and Tudor courtyards.Run by the charity London Parks and Gardens, this year's event will see more than 100 gardens open including five that are new to the scheme while Marlborough House is returning for the first time since 2017.