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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.
J.M.W. Turner and Walter Fawkes at Farnley Hall (John Richard Wildman, ca. 1820–1824) Fawkes is best remembered, however, as the intimate friend and one of the earliest patrons of J. M. W. Turner, the artist. Turner had a welcome and a home at Farnley Hall, Fawkes's Wharfedale residence, whenever he chose to go, and used to spend months at a ...
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.
J.M.W. Turner, Self-portrait, c. 1799 This is an incomplete list of the oil paintings of J. M. W. Turner (23 April 1775 – 19 December 1851), [ 1 ] a master noted for his skill in the portrayal of light, and in the painting of maritime scenes.
Mr. Turner is a 2014 biographical drama film based on the last 25 years of the life of artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851). Written and directed by Mike Leigh, the film stars Timothy Spall in the title role, with Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Jesson, Marion Bailey, Lesley Manville, and Martin Savage.
Mortlake Terrace: Early Summer Morning is an 1826 landscape painting by British artist artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. [1] [2] Turner was commissioned by William Moffat, the owner of Mortlake Terrace, to paint two views of the house.
The Field of Waterloo is an 1818 history painting by the English artist J. M. W. Turner. It portrays the aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo which took place on 18 June 1815. Rather than the triumphal depictions commonplace in portrayals of the battle, it functions more as an elegy to Waterloo's unknown victims.
Three paintings attributed to J. M. W. Turner, The Beacon Light, Off Margate and Margate Jetty, in the collection of the National Museum of Wales. [19] These had been donated by two sisters: Gwendoline and Margaret Davies. In the 1950s, they had been judged to be fake, but as a result of the programme's research, they are now accepted as genuine.