claim: Battle of the Bastards did not have a viewership of over a million in its initial broadcast.
evidence: The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons is the title of two oil on canvas paintings by J. M. W. Turner , depicting the fire that broke out at the Houses of Parliament on the evening of 16 October 1834 .. J. M. W. Turner. J. M. W. Turner. Houses of Parliament. Houses of Parliament. Along with thousands of other spectators , Turner himself witnessed the Burning of Parliament from the south bank of the River Thames , opposite Westminster .. Burning of Parliament. Burning of Parliament. River Thames. River Thames. Westminster. Westminster. He made sketches using both pencil and watercolour in two sketchbooks from different vantage points , including from a rented boat , although it is unclear that the sketches were made instantly , en plein air .. en plein air. en plein air. The sketchbooks were left by Turner to the National Gallery as part of the Turner Bequest and are now held by the Tate Gallery .. National Gallery. National Gallery. Turner Bequest. Turner Bequest. Tate Gallery. Tate Gallery. Some other sketches in Turner 's sketchbooks , previously thought to also show the Burning of Parliament , have been reassessed and may be sketches of the fire that destroyed the Grand Storehouse at the Tower of London on 30 October 1841 .. Burning of Parliament. Burning of Parliament. Tower of London. Tower of London. The paintings were made in late 1834 or early 1835 and both measure 92.1 cm by 123.2 cm .. Turner spent many hours reworking both paintings on the varnishing day immediately before the exhibition opened to the public .. varnishing day. varnishing day. The first painting , exhibited at the British Institution in February 1835 , shows the Houses of Parliament from the upstream side of Westminster Bridge .. Houses of Parliament. Houses of Parliament. Westminster. Westminster. British Institution. British Institution. Westminster Bridge. Westminster Bridge. The buildings on the other side of the river are wreathed in golden flames .. The fire is consuming the chamber of the House of Commons in St Stephen 's Hall , and illuminating the towers of Westminster Abbey .. Westminster. Westminster. Westminster Abbey. Westminster Abbey. The fire reflects dull red in the water , with a crowd of spectators in the foreground .. To the right of the painting , Westminster Bridge looms like an iceberg , larger than life , but the perspective of the part of the bridge closest to the far bank is strongly distorted where it is lit up by the flames .. Westminster. Westminster. Westminster Bridge. Westminster Bridge. The painting was acquired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1928 as part of the John Howard McFadden Collection .. Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia Museum of Art. John Howard McFadden. John Howard McFadden. The second painting was exhibited at the Royal Academy 's summer exhibition later in 1835 .. Royal Academy. Royal Academy. summer exhibition. Royal Academy summer exhibition. It shows a similar scene from further downstream , closer to Waterloo Bridge , with the flames and smoke blown dramatically over the Thames as spectators on the river bank and in boats look on .. Waterloo Bridge. Waterloo Bridge. This painting was acquired by the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1942 as a bequest from John L. Severance -LRB- son of oil magnate Louis Severance -RRB- .. Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland Museum of Art. John L. Severance. John L. Severance. Louis Severance. Louis Severance. The colours and composition of these paintings may have influenced Turner 's conception of his 1839 painting The Fighting Temeraire , which also depicts the passing of an old order .. The Fighting Temeraire. The Fighting Temeraire