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| c1840 Portrait of J.M.W. Turner, R.A. making his sketch for the celebrated picture of Mercury & Argus |
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) is perhaps the best-loved English Romantic artist. He became known as 'the painter of light', because of his increasing interest in brilliant colours as the main constituent in his landscapes and seascapes. His works include water colours, oils and engravings.Turner was born near Covent Garden in London and entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1789. His earliest works form part of the 18th-century topographical tradition. He was soon inspired by 17th-century Dutch artists such as Willem van der Velde, and by the Italianate landscapes of Claude and Richard Wilson.
He exhibited watercolours at the Royal Academy from 1790, and oils from 1796. In 1840 he met the critic John Ruskin, who became the great champion of his work.Turner became interested in contemporary technology, as can be seen from "The Fighting Temeraire" and :Rain, Steam and Speed". At the time his free, expressive treatment of these subjects was criticised, but it is now widely appreciated. Turner bequeathed much of his work to the nation. The great majority of the paintings are now at Tate Britain.
This is part 4 of a 13-part series on the works of J.M.W. Turner:
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| 1802-06 Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc watercolour, pen and ink, and scraping out on slightly textured, cream wove paper 73.3 x 113.3 cm Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, CT |
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| 1802-8 Lake of Brienz, Moonlight watercolour and gum arabic with scratching out on paper 27.7 x 39.3 cm Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK |
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| 1803 Mer de Glace, in the Valley of Chamonix watercolour, graphite, gum, scraping out and stopping out on paper 70.5 x 104.1 cm Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT |
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| 1803 Eton, from the Slough Road etching and engraving with chine collé: published state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper 29.8 x 40 cm |
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| 1803 Calais Pier, with French Poissards preparing for Sea: an English Packet arriving oil on canvas 172 x 240 cm The National Gallery, London |
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| by 1803 Chateaux de St. Michael, Bonneville, Savoy oil on canvas 91.4 x 121.9 cm Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, CT |
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| 1803-04 A View from the Inside of Brazen Nose College Quadrangle, Oxford watercolour over graphite, on paper 31.6 x 44.5 cm Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford |
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| 1803-04 A Coast Scene with Fishermen Hauling a Boat Ashore oil on canvas 91.8 x 122.5 cm Kenwood House, London |
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| 1803-04 Tummel Bridge, Perthshire oil on panel 28.9 x 46.7 cm Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, CT |
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| 1803-04 The Pass of St Gotthard, Switzerland oil on canvas 64.2 x 80.6 cm Birmingham Museums Trust, UK |
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| 1803-4 Quadrangle of Balliol College Quadrangle, Oxford watercolour over graphite with som scratching-out, on paper 31.8 x 44.7 cm Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford |
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| 1803-04 View of the Cathedral of Christ Church, and Part of Corpus Christi College watercolour over graphite, on paper 31.6 x 44.7 cm Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK |
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| c1803 (or 1814-15) The St Gotthard Road between Amsteg and Wassen looking up the Reuss Valley gouache, graphite and watercolour on paper 67.5 x 101 cm Tate Gallery, London |
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| c1803 Fishing Boats Entering Calais Harbour oil on canvas 73.7 x 98.4 cm The Frick Collection, New York, NY |
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| 1804 The Passage of Mount St Gothard from the centre of Teufels Broch Devil’s Bridge watercolour, with scraping out 101 x 68 cm Lakeland Arts - Abbot Hall Art Gallery and Museum, Kendal, UK |
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| 1805 Walton Reach oil on mahogany veneer 73.7 x 36.8 cm Tate Britain, London |
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| 1805 View of Richmond Hill and Bridge oil on canvas 121.9 x 91.4 cm Tate Britain, London |
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| 1805 The Thames near Walton Bridges oil on mahogany 73.7 x 37.1 cm Tate Britain, London |
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| 1805 Low Tide Thames graphite and watercolour on paper 25.6 x 36.4 cm Tate Britain, London |
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| c1805-07 Cows in a Landscape with a Footbridge oil on canvas 47.9 x 71.1 cm Tate Britain, London |
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| 1806 Abingdon oil on canvas 101.5 x 130 cm Tate Britain, London |
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| 1806-07 Shipping at the Mouth of the Thames oil on canvas 85.7 x 116.8 cm Tate Britain, London |
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| 1807 Flint Castle, Vessels Unloading etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper 20.6 x 28.9 cm |
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| 1807 Cliveden on Thames oil on canvas 58.4 x 28.4 cm Tate Britain, London |
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| 1807 before Sun rising through Vapour: Fishermen cleaning and selling Fish oil on canvas 134.5 x 179 cm The National Gallery, London |
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| 1807 Basle etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink: first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper 29.2 x 41.6 cm |
1807-12 Liber Studiorum (Book of Studies):
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| Frontispiece etching and drypoint 29.21 x 39.6 cm |
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| 1806 Berry Pomeroy Castle etching and mezzotint 19.7 x 27.3 cm |
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| c1806-07 Bridge and Goats etching and watercolour on paper 18 x 25 cm |
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| c1806-07 Bridge and Cows graphite and watercolour on paper 18.5 x 25.8 cm |
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| 1806-07 Vessels Unloading etching, graphite and watercolour on paper 18 x 25.4 cm |
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| 1807 The Woman and Tambourine etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink: first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper 25.7 x 37.8 cm |
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| 1807 Scene on the French Coast etching and mezzotint on paper 18.4 x 25.9 cm (plate) |
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| 1807 Jason etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink: first published state on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper 28.9 x 43.2 cm |
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| 1807 Bridge and Cows etching and mezzotint on paper 18.2 x 26.4 cm |
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| 1807 Bridge and Cows etching and mezzotint 27.9 x 38.7 cm |
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| 1807 Basle etching and mezzotint 18.4 x 26 cm (plate) |
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| 1807-08 The Straw Yard etching and mezzotint 18.1 x 25.4 cm (sheet) |
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| 1807-19 A Roadway between Trees beside a River graphite and watercolour on paper 23.3 x 37.6 cm Tate Britain, London |
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| 1807-19 A River Scene with Eel Traps pencil and watercolour 23.1 x 37.7 cm |
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| c1807-19 A Stream or Pond with a House on its Distant Bank pencil and watercolour on paper 23.1 x 37.5 cm Tate Britain, London |
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| c1807-19 A Storm at Sea: Study after 'The Bridgewater Sea Piece' watercolour 23.1 x 32.6 cm Tate Britain, London |
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| c1807-19 A Sea Piece with a Breaking Wave watercolour 23 x 37.6 cm Tate Britain, London |
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| c1807-19 A Lake and Hills: ?Ullswater watercolour 23 x 37 cm Tate Britain, London |
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| c1807-19 A Bridge Leading into a Town: ?Richmond from Twickenham watercolour 23 x 37.7 cm Tate Britain, London |
1807-12 Liber Studiorum (Book of Studies) continues in Part 5.
