Joseph Mallord William Turner
English, 1775–1851
Born in London; died in London.
Turner, a London barber’s son, entered the Royal Academy Schools at fourteen and was elected a full Academician at twenty-six. Travelling constantly in Britain and on the Continent, he filled hundreds of sketchbooks and made thousands of watercolours. His oils moved from classical landscapes in the manner of Claude towards vortices of light, steam and weather, as in The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, a fire he witnessed in 1834. He left most of his work to the nation.
Written by Ochre Editions.
- In the collection
- 4 worksDated 1832–1850
- Mostly
- Paintings, Drawings
