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Ships Bearing up for Anchorage is an 1802 marine painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner. [1] Along with the previous year's Dutch Boats in a Gale it marked Turner's move into using a style reminiscent of Nicolas Poussin for his seascapes. [2] It was bought by the art collector the Earl of Egremont and it also known as The Egremont ...
Turner's father William Turner (1745–1829) moved to London around 1770 from South Molton, Devon. [5] Joseph Mallord William Turner was born on 23 April 1775 and baptised on 14 May. [b] He was born in Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, in London. [6] His father was a barber and wig maker. [8] His mother, Mary Marshall, came from a family of butchers. [9]
Two Captured Danish Ships Entering Portsmouth Harbour is an 1807 maritime painting by the English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. [1] It depicts two captured Danish ships of the line being brought into harbour by the Royal Navy at Spithead the major naval base off Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in London on 23 April 1775 and was considered one of the greatest Romantic artists, famous for his landscapes and seascapes.
The Painting is attributed to Turner. It is highly likely to be a Turner work, and part of the Turner Bequest also. [3] Interior of a Romanesque Church: c.1795–1800 Tate Britain, London: 61 x 50.2 Fishermen at Sea: 1796 Tate Britain, London: 91.4 × 122.2 Diana and Callisto (after Wilson) 1796 Tate Britain, London: 56.5 x 91.4 Interior of a ...
Dutch Boats in a Gale is an 1801 oil painting by the English artist J.M.W. Turner. [1] A seascape, it depicts Dutch fisherman struggling against a storm. It was commissioned by the Duke of Bridgewater as a companion piece to a seventeenth century painting in his possession. [2] It was displayed at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition at ...
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.
Saltash with the Water Ferry is an 1811 landscape painting by the British artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. [1] It depicts the town of Saltash on the River Tamar, directly across from the major port of Plymouth in Devon A ferry ran between the two settlements and is depicted in the painting. It shows an inn and several smaller craft.