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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner

Joseph Mallord William Turner

English, 1775-1851
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Joseph Mallord William Turner RA, known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colourisations, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. He left behind more than 550 oil paintings, 2,000 watercolours, and 30,000 works on paper. He was championed by the leading English art critic John Ruskin from 1840, and is today regarded as having elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivalling history painting.

Turner was born in Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, London, to a modest lower-middle-class family. He lived in London all his life, retaining his Cockney accent and assiduously avoiding the trappings of success and fame. A child prodigy, Turner studied at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1789, enrolling when he was 14, and exhibited his first work there at 15. During this period, he also served as an architectural draftsman. He earned a steady income from commissions and sales, which due to his troubled, contrary nature, were often begrudgingly accepted. He opened his own gallery in 1804 and became professor of perspective at the academy in 1807, where he lectured until 1828, although he was viewed as profoundly inarticulate. He travelled to Europe from 1802, typically returning with voluminous sketchbooks.

Intensely private, eccentric and reclusive, Turner was a controversial figure throughout his career. He did not marry, but fathered two daughters, Eveline (1801–1874) and Georgiana (1811–1843), by his housekeeper Sarah Danby. He became more pessimistic and morose as he got older, especially after the death of his father, after which his outlook deteriorated, his gallery fell into disrepair and neglect, and his art intensified. In 1841, Turner rowed a boat into the Thames so he could not be counted as present at any property in that year's census. He lived in squalor and poor health from 1845, and died in London in 1851 aged 76. Turner is buried in Saint Paul's Cathedral, London.

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Margate

Margate (ca. 1822)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Figurative
Approach to Venice

Approach to Venice (1844)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Boats Carrying Out Anchors to the Dutch Men of War

Boats Carrying Out Anchors to the Dutch Men of War (c. 1804)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Bonneville, Savoy

Bonneville, Savoy (1803)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Castle on Height near Geneva

Castle on Height near Geneva (1836)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish

Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish (1837)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Flüelen, from the Lake of Lucerne

Flüelen, from the Lake of Lucerne (1845)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight

Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight (1835)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino

Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino (1839)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Mortlake Terrace

Mortlake Terrace (1827)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Oberwesel

Oberwesel (1840)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Rotterdam Ferry-Boat

Rotterdam Ferry-Boat (1833)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Sunset and Moonrise

Sunset and Moonrise (1822–1842)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834

The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834 (1835)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute

The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute (Venice_1843)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
The Evening of the Deluge

The Evening of the Deluge (c. 1843)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
The Junction of the Thames and the Medway

The Junction of the Thames and the Medway (1807)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Venice – The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore

Venice – The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore (1834)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Venice, from the Porch of Madonna della Salute

Venice, from the Porch of Madonna della Salute (ca. 1835)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
The Fifth Plague Of Egypt

The Fifth Plague Of Egypt (1800)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Religion
A mountain scene, Val d’Aosta

A mountain scene, Val d’Aosta

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
A Great Tree

A Great Tree (ca. 1796)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
A Paddle-steamer in a Storm

A Paddle-steamer in a Storm (ca. 1841)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
A Scene on the English Coast

A Scene on the English Coast

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
A Sea Piece, A Rough Sea with a Fishing Boat

A Sea Piece, A Rough Sea with a Fishing Boat (1820 to 1830)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
A View of Boppart, with Figures on the River Bank

A View of Boppart, with Figures on the River Bank (1817)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Andernach

Andernach (1817)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Autumn Sowing of the Grain

Autumn Sowing of the Grain (ca. 1794)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Barnard Castle

Barnard Castle (ca. 1825)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
Chateau de St. Michael, Bonneville, Savoy

Chateau de St. Michael, Bonneville, Savoy (1802 - 1803)

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
Landscape
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