J. M. W. Turner

British · 1775–1851 · Painter, Printmaker

Joseph Mallord William Turner, known as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter regarded as one of the greatest British painters of the 19th century. His expressive… (Wikipedia)

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, known as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter regarded as one of the greatest British painters of the 19th century. His expressive renditions of light and atmosphere and bold use of colour in landscape painting inspired the early impressionists Monet and Pissarro.

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Born 1775, Maiden LaneDied 1851, Cheyne WalkOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q159758 ↗ULAN 500026846 ↗Museum works 21

English paintingRomanticism

Also known as I.M.W. Turner, J.M.W. (Joseph Mallord William) Turner, J.M.W. Turner, j. m. w. turner r. a., James Mallord William Turner, JMW Turner, Joseph Mallard William Turner, Joseph Mallord W. Turner and 3 other name forms

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J. M. W. Turner, Mortlake Terrace — **Mortlake Terrace**1827 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection — Open Acces…

J. M. W. Turner, Approach to Venice — **Approach to Venice**1844 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection — Open Acces…

J. M. W. Turner, Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore — **Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore**1834 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection — Open Access (CC0)

J. M. W. Turner, Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight — **Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight**1835 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection — Open Access (CC0)

J. M. W. Turner, The Junction of the Thames and the Medway — **The Junction of the Thames and the Medway**1807 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection — Open Access (CC0)

J. M. W. Turner, Jason — **Jason**1807 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Miss Ellen T. Bullard — Open Acc…

J. M. W. Turner, Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory) – The Morning after the Deluge – Moses Writing the Book of Genesis — **Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory) – The Morning after the Deluge – Moses Writing the Book of Genesis**1843
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery

J. M. W. Turner, The Slave Ship — **The Slave Ship**1840
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

J. M. W. Turner, The Fighting Temeraire — **The Fighting Temeraire**1839
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery

J. M. W. Turner, Sunrise with Sea Monsters — **Sunrise with Sea Monsters**1845
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery

J. M. W. Turner, The Battle of Trafalgar — **The Battle of Trafalgar**1823
Royal Museums Greenwich ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Museums Greenwich

J. M. W. Turner, Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway — **Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway**1843
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery

J. M. W. Turner, Ancient Rome; Agrippina Landing with the Ashes of Germanicus — **Ancient Rome; Agrippina Landing with the Ashes of Germanicus**1837
Tate ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Tate

J. M. W. Turner, Dido building Carthage — **Dido building Carthage**1815
National Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery

J. M. W. Turner, Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm — **Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm**1836–37 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Frederick T. Haskell Collection — public domain (CC0)

J. M. W. Turner, 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 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance — Open Access (CC0)

J. M. W. Turner, Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish — **Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish**1837–38 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kimball Collection — public doma…

J. M. W. Turner, View of Lucerne — **View of Lucerne**1840/41 · Watercolor, with scraping on white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Miss Margaret Mower in memory of her mother…

J. M. W. Turner, Sunset and Moonrise — **Sunset and Moonrise**c. 1832 · Watercolor and gouache over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper, laid down on board
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Mrs. Stanley McCormick — public domain (…

J. M. W. Turner, The Frontispiece to Liber Studiorum — **The Frontispiece to Liber Studiorum**published May 23, 1812 · Mezzotint and etching in dark brown on cream laid paper, lined at edges with ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection — public domain (…

J. M. W. Turner, View in the St. Gotthard Pass, Switzerland — **View in the St. Gotthard Pass, Switzerland**1842 · Watercolor, and pen and blue, red and gray inks, on cream wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Olivia Shaler Swan Memorial Collection — public dom…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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