Friday, 16 January 2026

J.M.W. Turner - part 8

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 8 of a 13-part series on the works of J.M.W. Turner:

1819 East Gate, Winchelsea, Sussex
 etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink: first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
27.9 x 41.3 cm

1819 Isleworth
etching and mezzotint 21 x 29.4 cm

1819 Isis
 etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper 29.2 x 43.8 cm

1819 Interior of a Church
etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper 26.7 x 38.7 cm

1819 The Alcove, Isleworth
etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink; second published state on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
29.2 x 44.5 cm

1819 Watercress Gatherers
etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink; first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
27.6 x 41 cm

1819 Watercress Gatherers
etching 21.7 x 28.9 cm

1819-20 Burg Sooneck with Bacharach in the Distance
watercolour on paper 40.3 x 56.7 cm
Tate Britain, London

1819-20 First Italian Tour:

1819 Lake Como from Menaggio, looking towards Bellagio
watercolour on white wove paper 2.23 x 28.7 cm
Tate Gallery, London

1819 Lake Como
watercolour on paper 22.4 x 29 cm
Tate Gallery, London 

1819 Venice: The Punta della Dogana, with the Zitelle in the Distance - Early Morning
watercolour on white wove paper 22.3 x 28.5 cm
Tate Gallery, London

1819 Venice: The Campanile of St Mark's and the Doge's Palace - Late Morning
pencil and watercolour on white wove paper 22.3 x 28.7 cm
Tate Gallery, London

1819 Venice: San Giorgio Maggiore - Early Morning
watercolour on white wove paper  22.3 x 28.7 cm
Tate Gallery, London

1819 Milan: The Skyline at Dawn with the Campanile of San Giovanni in Conca, the Church of Sant'Alessandro in Zebedia and the Basilica of San Lorenzo 
 pencil and watercolour on white wove paper 22.3 x 28.7 cm
Tate Gallery, London

1819 View of the Arch of Titus and the Temple of Venus and Roma
gouache, graphite and watercolour on paper 22.5 x 36.7 cm
Tate Gallery, London

c1819-20 Burg Sooneck with Bacharach in the Distance
watercolour on white wove paper 49.4 x 38.6 cm
Tate Gallery, London

c1819-20 Burg Sooneck with Bacharach in the Distance
watercolour on white wove paper 40.3 x 56.7 cm
Tate Gallery, London

c1819-20 Boppard
watercolour on white wove paper 18.6 x 29.5 cm
Tate Gallery, London

c1820-24 Kaub and the Castle of Gutenfels
watercolour on white wove paper 39.2 x 50.3 cm
Tate Gallery, London

1820-24c Kaub and the Castle of Gutenfels
watercolour and pencil on white wove paper 39.6 x 50.7 cm
Tate Gallery, London

c1820-24 Barges on the River Rhine at Kaub
pencil, gouache and watercolour on white wove paper
14.5 x 23.9 cm
Tate Gallery, London

1819c Edinburgh from Calton Hill
watercolour over pencil with gouache and scraping out on wove paper 16.8 x 24.9 cm
Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

1820-25 Gloucester Cathedral
mezzotint, with graphite and white chalk; touched engraver's proof 15.2 x 22.5 cm

1820-25 Bridge and Monument
mezzotint; engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper 19.4 x 25.4 cm

1820-26 St. Michael's Mount
mezzotint with white chalk 21.4 x 27 cm

1820-26 Ship and Cutter
mezzotint: engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper 21.3 x 27.6 cm

1820-26 Shields Lighthouse
mezzotint; engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper 14.9 x 21.3 cm

1820-26 Paestum
mezzotint: artist's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper 21.6 x 32 cm

1820-30 Yarmouth, Norfolk
watercolour over graphite 24.2 x 35.8 cm
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

1820-40 Trees by a Lake or River at Dawn or Dusk
watercolour on white wove paper 30.5 x 49 cm
Tate Britain, London

1820-40 A Wooded River Scene at Sunset
watercolour on white wove paper 34.2 x 49.2 cm
Tate Britain, London

c1820-40 A River or Lake among Hills
watercolour on paper 30.0 x 48.3 cm
Tate Gallery, London

c1820-40 A Lake and Hills with a Road through Trees
watercolour on white wove paper 17.3 x 24.3 cm
Tate Britain, London

c1820-40 A Distant Building by a Lake or River at Dawn
chalk and watercolour on white wove paper 31.5 x 48.7
Tate Britain, London

c1820-40 A Bridge in a Wooded Valley, with Cattle
watercolour on white wove paper 30.9 x 49.2 cm
Tate Britain, London

c1820-40 Rocks or Hills by a River or Lake (with a Castle?)
watercolour on white wove paper 14.7 x 24 cm
Tate Britain, London
 

c1820-40 Buildings on a Hill by a Lake or River, with a Stormy Sky
watercolour on white wove paper 19.4 x 28.1 cm
Tate Britain, London

c1820-40 A River with Castle on a Hill beyond Trees
watercolour on white wove paper 23.3 x 32.3 cm
Tate Britain, London

c1820-40 A River Valley at Sunset
pencil and watercolour on white wove paper 38.5 x 55.3 cm
Tate Britain, London

c1820-40 Trees by Water at Dawn or Sunset
watercolour on white wove paper 60.8 x 48.7 cm
 Tate Britain, London

c1820-40 Trees by a River at Dawn or Sunset
watercolour on white wove paper 48.5 x 60.5 cm
Tate Britain, London

c1820-40 Trees by a Lake or River, with a Cloudy Sky
watercolour on white wove paper 17.7 x 31.4 cm
Tate Britain, London

c1820-40 Trees beside Water, with a Castle on a Hill Beyond
gouache and watercolour on white wove paper 19.3 x 25.1 cm
Tate Britain, London

c1820 Coteaux de Mauves
watercolour with bodycolour and reddish and black ink
13.8 x 18.6 cm
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK

c1820 Château Hamelin, between Oudon and Ancenis Champtoceaux from the east
watercolour with bodycolour and pen and brown ink
13.6 x 18.9 cm
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Uk

c1820 Château de Nantes
watercolour and bodycolour with pen and brown and black ink 13.3 x 18 cm
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

c1820 Blois
watercolour with bodycolour and pen and brown and black ink on blue paper 13.5 x 18.3 cm
Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK


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