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Joseph Mallord William Turner

6 of 41 portraits of Joseph Mallord William Turner

by John Linnell
oil on canvas, 1838
18 1/8 in. x 15 1/8 in. (460 mm x 384 mm)
Purchased, 1995
Primary Collection
NPG 6344

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Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), Landscape painter. Sitter associated with 41 portraits, Artist associated with 4 portraits.

Artistback to top

John Linnell (1792-1882), Painter. Artist associated with 66 portraits, Sitter in 8 portraits.

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Although he ended his career as Professor of Perspective at the Royal Academy, Turner was an intensely private man who rarely had his portrait painted. Linnell developed this from memory at the request of the Revd Daniell at whose table both artist and sitter frequently met.

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NPG D9365: Joseph Mallord William Turner (after)
NPG D39461: Joseph Mallord William Turner (after)

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Holmes, Richard, Insights: The Romantic Poets and Their Circle, 2005, p. 103
Holmes, Richard; Crane, David; Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantics and Revolutionaries: Regency portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, 2002, p. 67
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 626
Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantic Icons, 1999, p. 71
Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantic Icons, 1999, p. 71