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Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (23 April 1775 – 19 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, [a] was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colouring, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings.
The Funeral of Sir Thomas Lawrence is an 1830 watercolour painting by the British artist J. M. W. Turner.It depicts the funeral at St. Paul's Cathedral in London of Sir Thomas Lawrence, the President of the Royal Academy and a friend and colleague of Turner.
Cologne, the Arrival of a Packet Boat in the Evening is an 1826 landscape painting by the British artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. [1] [2] It shows a scene as the Rhine River passes through the city of Cologne as a packet boat arrives. Visible on the skyline to the right is Great St. Martin Church, Cologne.
The Slave Ship, originally titled Slavers Throwing overboard the Dead and Dying—Typhon coming on, [1] is a painting by the British artist J. M. W. Turner, first exhibited at The Royal Academy of Arts in 1840. Measuring 35 + 3 ⁄ 4 in × 48 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (91 cm × 123 cm) in oil on canvas, it is now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
15 Cunningham's Obituary of Turner. 1 comment. 16 Turner was considered a controversial figure in his day. ... Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (23 April 1775 – 19 ...
The Departure of the Fleet is an 1850 history painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner. [1] Inspired by Classical writings, it depicts the fleet of the Trojan Aeneas departing from Carthage [2] The Carthaginian Queen Dido and her attendants are on the left, watching the departure of the ships.
England: Richmond Hill, on the Prince Regent's Birthday is an 1819 painting by the English artist J. M. W. Turner. [1] It was displayed at the 1819 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition at Somerset House, the largest work that Turner had yet presented. [2]
Peace – Burial at Sea is an oil painting on canvas by the English Romantic artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), first exhibited in 1842. The painting serves as a memorial tribute to Turner's contemporary, the Scottish painter Sir David Wilkie (1785–1841), depicting Wilkie's burial at sea off Gibraltar. It was intended as a companion piece ...