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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 1314

J.M.W. Turner

by J.M.W. Turner
watercolour, circa 1790
NPG 1314

J.M.W. Turner; Henry Fuseli, by Thomas Cooley - NPG 4913a

J.M.W. Turner; Henry Fuseli

by Thomas Cooley
pencil, 1810
NPG 4913a

J.M.W. Turner, by Charles Robert Leslie - NPG 4084

J.M.W. Turner

by Charles Robert Leslie
pencil, 1816
NPG 4084

J.M.W. Turner, by Charles West Cope - NPG 2943

J.M.W. Turner

by Charles West Cope
oil on card, circa 1828
NPG 2943

J.M.W. Turner, after Sir John Gilbert - NPG 5566

J.M.W. Turner

after Sir John Gilbert
pencil, circa 1837
NPG 5566

J.M.W. Turner, by John Linnell - NPG 6344

J.M.W. Turner

by John Linnell
oil on canvas, 1838
NPG 6344

J.M.W. Turner, by Charles Turner - NPG 1182

J.M.W. Turner

by Charles Turner
chalk, 1842
NPG 1182

J.M.W. Turner, by Charles Martin - NPG 1483

J.M.W. Turner

by Charles Martin
pencil, 1844
NPG 1483

J.M.W. Turner, by Charles Hutton Lear - NPG 1456(25)

J.M.W. Turner

by Charles Hutton Lear
pencil, circa 1847
NPG 1456(25)

J.M.W. Turner, by John Phillip - NPG 1717

J.M.W. Turner

by John Phillip
watercolour, circa 1850
NPG 1717

J.M.W. Turner, published by Friedrich Bruckmann, after Charles Wentworth Wass, after John Linnell - NPG x197176

J.M.W. Turner

published by Friedrich Bruckmann, after Charles Wentworth Wass, after John Linnell
albumen carte-de-visite, circa 1875 (1838)
NPG x197176

'Artists', published by Hughes & Edmonds - NPG Ax132902

'Artists'

published by Hughes & Edmonds
albumen print, published 1876
NPG Ax132902

J.M.W. Turner, after J.T. Allen - NPG D6663

J.M.W. Turner

after J.T. Allen
woodcut, (1806)
NPG D6663

J.M.W. Turner, by Samuel Haydon, after Daniel Maclise - NPG D4423

J.M.W. Turner

by Samuel Haydon, after Daniel Maclise
drypoint etching, circa 1825-1850
NPG D4423

J.M.W. Turner, by William Daniell, after George Dance - NPG D12108

J.M.W. Turner

by William Daniell, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 10 May 1827 (31 March 1800)
NPG D12108

J.M.W. Turner, by William Daniell, published by William Smith, after George Dance - NPG D14457

J.M.W. Turner

by William Daniell, published by William Smith, after George Dance
soft-ground etching, published 10 May 1827 (31 March 1800)
NPG D14457

J.M.W. Turner, published by Marseille Middleton Holloway, after John Thomas Smith - NPG D39438

J.M.W. Turner

published by Marseille Middleton Holloway, after John Thomas Smith
lithograph, mid 19th century
NPG D39438

J.M.W. Turner, after Unknown artist - NPG D39445

J.M.W. Turner

after Unknown artist
etching, mid 19th century
NPG D39445

J.M.W. Turner, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay - NPG D39442

J.M.W. Turner

after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
etching, 1840s-1850s
NPG D39442

J.M.W. Turner, by Charles William Sharpe, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay - NPG D39443

J.M.W. Turner

by Charles William Sharpe, after Alfred, Count D'Orsay
stipple engraving, circa 1840-1854
NPG D39443

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