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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.
Made during the latter years of Turner's career, this painting depicts the aftermath of the Great Flood story told in the Book of Genesis. [2] The role of man is portrayed as passive through his inability to control nature, which is beautiful to the eye yet has the power to destroy and recreate life.
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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]
The Author was in this Storm on the Night the "Ariel" left Harwich) [1] is a painting by English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) from 1842. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Though panned by many contemporary critics, critic John Ruskin commented in 1843 that it was "one of the very grandest statements of sea-motion, mist and light, that has ever ...
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 Dort, or Dort or Dordrecht: The Dort packet-boat from Rotterdam becalmed is an 1818 painting by J. M. W. Turner, based on drawings made by him in mid September 1817. [1] It shows a view of the harbour of Dordrecht. It is the finest example of the influence of Dutch marine painting on Turner's work. [2]
Frosty Morning is an 1813 landscape painting by the British artist J. M. W. Turner.Based on a sketch made when Turner was journeying to Yorkshire and the coach paused. [1] It depicts a bright but frosty early morning in winter and group of men clearing a ditch at the side of the road.