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J.M.W. Turner

(1775-1851), Landscape painter

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry

Sitter associated with 43 portraits
Artist associated with 4 portraits
Turner is unarguably one of Britain's most famous and innovative artists. After his first visit to the Alps in 1802, he began to combine narrative with the effects of sublime and violent nature, as seen in his Snow Storm: Hannibal and His Army Crossing the Alps (1812). Later landscapes such as The Fighting Temeraire (1838) were remarkable for their dazzling effects of light and colour. While his impressionistic style bewildered some, Constable thought them 'airy visions painted with tinted steam'.

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J.M.W. Turner, by J.M.W. Turner - NPG 1314J.M.W. Turner
by J.M.W. Turner
NPG 1314
J.M.W. Turner; Henry Fuseli, by Thomas Cooley - NPG 4913aJ.M.W. Turner; Henry Fuseli
by Thomas Cooley
NPG 4913a
J.M.W. Turner, by Charles Robert Leslie - NPG 4084J.M.W. Turner
by Charles Robert Leslie
NPG 4084
J.M.W. Turner, by Charles West Cope - NPG 2943J.M.W. Turner
by Charles West Cope
NPG 2943
J.M.W. Turner, after Sir John Gilbert - NPG 5566J.M.W. Turner
after Sir John Gilbert
NPG 5566
J.M.W. Turner, by John Linnell - NPG 6344J.M.W. Turner
by John Linnell
NPG 6344
J.M.W. Turner, by Charles Turner - NPG 1182J.M.W. Turner
by Charles Turner
NPG 1182
J.M.W. Turner, by Charles Martin - NPG 1483J.M.W. Turner
by Charles Martin
NPG 1483
J.M.W. Turner, by Charles Hutton Lear - NPG 1456(25)J.M.W. Turner
by Charles Hutton Lear
NPG 1456(25)
J.M.W. Turner, by John Phillip - NPG 1717J.M.W. Turner
by John Phillip
NPG 1717
J.M.W. Turner, published by Friedrich Bruckmann, after Charles Wentworth Wass, after John Linnell - NPG x197176J.M.W. Turner
published by Friedrich Bruckmann, after Charles Wentworth Wass, after John Linnell
NPG x197176
'Artists', published by Hughes & Edmonds - NPG Ax132902'Artists'
published by Hughes & Edmonds
NPG Ax132902
J.M.W. Turner, after J.T. Allen - NPG D6663J.M.W. Turner
after J.T. Allen
NPG D6663
J.M.W. Turner, by Samuel Haydon, after Daniel Maclise - NPG D4423J.M.W. Turner
by Samuel Haydon, after Daniel Maclise
NPG D4423
J.M.W. Turner, by William Daniell, after George Dance - NPG D12108J.M.W. Turner
by William Daniell, after George Dance
NPG D12108
J.M.W. Turner, by William Daniell, published by William Smith, after George Dance - NPG D14457J.M.W. Turner
by William Daniell, published by William Smith, after George Dance
NPG D14457
J.M.W. Turner, published by Marseille Middleton Holloway, after John Thomas Smith - NPG D39438J.M.W. Turner
published by Marseille Middleton Holloway, after John Thomas Smith
NPG D39438
J.M.W. Turner, after Unknown artist - NPG D39445J.M.W. Turner
after Unknown artist
NPG D39445
J.M.W. Turner, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay - NPG D39442J.M.W. Turner
after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
NPG D39442
J.M.W. Turner, by Charles William Sharpe, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay - NPG D39443J.M.W. Turner
by Charles William Sharpe, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
NPG D39443

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