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Joseph-Mallord-William Turner (baptised1775 -1851)

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, Selfportrait

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Shipwreck exhibited 1805

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Shipwreck exhibited 1805

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Peace - Burial at Sea exhibited 1842

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Peace - Burial at Sea exhibited 1842

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851, The Wreck of a Transport Ship c.1810

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851, The Wreck of a Transport Ship c.1810

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Eruption of the Souffrier Mountains, in the Island of St Vincent,

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Eruption of the Souffrier Mountains, in the Island of St Vincent, at Midnight, 1812

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Heidelberg c.1846

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Heidelberg c.1846

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Sun of Venice Going to Sea exhibited 1843

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Sun of Venice Going to Sea exhibited 1843

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Wreck Buoy c.1807, reworked 1849

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Wreck Buoy c.1807, reworked 1849

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Europa and the Bull c.1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Europa and the Bull c.1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Durham Cathedral. The Interior, Looking East along the South Aisle 17

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Durham Cathedral. The Interior, Looking East along the South Aisle 1797-8

Joseph Mallord William Turner - Rain

Joseph Mallord William Turner - Rain, Steam and Speed - National Gallery

Joseph Mallord William Turner - Wrec

Joseph Mallord William Turner - Wreckers Coast of Northumberland

Joseph Mallord William Turner - Cala

Joseph Mallord William Turner - Calais Pier

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Fishe

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Fishermen at Sea exhibited 1796

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Joseph Mallord William Turner - Shipwreck of the Minotaur

Joseph Mallord William Turner - Dutc

Joseph Mallord William Turner - Dutch Boats in a Gale

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Seascape c.1835–40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Seascape c.1835–40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire ... exhibited 1817

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire ... exhibited 1817

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Parting of Hero and Leander exhibited 1837

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Parting of Hero and Leander exhibited 1837

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Upper Falls of the Reichenbach 1802

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Upper Falls of the Reichenbach 1802

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Visit to the Tomb exhibited 1850

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Visit to the Tomb exhibited 1850

Joseph Mallord William Turner, A Wreck, with Fishing Boats c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, A Wreck, with Fishing Boats c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Rough Sea c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Rough Sea c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Ship on Fire c.1834

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Ship on Fire c.1834

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Death on a Pale Horse c.1825–30

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Death on a Pale Horse c.1825–30

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Regulus 1828, reworked 1837

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Regulus 1828, reworked 1837

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Sunrise with Sea Monsters c.1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Sunrise with Sea Monsters c.1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Stormy Sea with Blazing Wreck c.1835–40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Stormy Sea with Blazing Wreck c.1835–40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Vision of Jacob’s Ladder c.1830

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Vision of Jacob’s Ladder c.1830

Joseph Mallord William Turner, St Benedetto, Looking towards Fusina exhibited 1843

Joseph Mallord William Turner, St Benedetto, Looking towards Fusina exhibited 1843

Joseph Mallord William Turner, An Italian Castle above a River date not known

Joseph Mallord William Turner, An Italian Castle above a River date not known

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Mercury Sent to Admonish Aeneas exhibited 1850

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Mercury Sent to Admonish Aeneas exhibited 1850

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Disembarkation of Louis-Philippe at the Royal Clarence Yard, Gosp

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Disembarkation of Louis-Philippe at the Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport, 8 October 1844 c.1844–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Brighton from the Sea c.1829

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Brighton from the Sea c.1829

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Snow

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Snow Storm - Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth exhibited 1842

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Venice at Sunrise from the Hotel Europa, with the Campanile of San Ma

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Venice at Sunrise from the Hotel Europa, with the Campanile of San Marco c.1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Sunset c.1830–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Sunset c.1830–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Venice with the Salute c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Venice with the Salute c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Tenth Plague of Egypt c.1806–7

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Tenth Plague of Egypt c.1806–7

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Angel Standing in the Sun exhibited 1846

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Angel Standing in the Sun exhibited 1846

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Mewstone c.1823–6

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Mewstone c.1823–6

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Thames above Waterloo Bridge c.1830–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Thames above Waterloo Bridge c.1830–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Heidelberg c.1844–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Heidelberg c.1844–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Neapolitan Fisher Girls Surprised Bathing by Moonlight exhibited 1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Neapolitan Fisher Girls Surprised Bathing by Moonlight exhibited 1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Venice Quay, Ducal Palace exhibited 1844

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Venice Quay, Ducal Palace exhibited 1844

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Fifth Plague of Egypt exhibited 1800

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Fifth Plague of Egypt exhibited 1800

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Seascape 1828

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Seascape 1828

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Storm in the St Gotthard Pass. The First Bridge above Altdorf. Sample

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Storm in the St Gotthard Pass. The First Bridge above Altdorf. Sample Study c.1844–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Waves Breaking on a Lee Shore at Margate (Study for ‘Rockets and Blue

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Waves Breaking on a Lee Shore at Margate (Study for ‘Rockets and Blue Lights’) c.1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Fall of the Clyde c.1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Fall of the Clyde c.1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Rockets and Blue Lights (Close at Hand) to Warn Steam Boats of Shoal

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Rockets and Blue Lights (Close at Hand) to Warn Steam Boats of Shoal Water exhibited 1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Stormy Sea with Dolphins c.1835–40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Stormy Sea with Dolphins c.1835–40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Sunrise, with a Boat between Headlands c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Sunrise, with a Boat between Headlands c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Seascape with Distant Coast c.1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Seascape with Distant Coast c.1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Returning from the Ball (St Martha) exhibited 1846

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Returning from the Ball (St Martha) exhibited 1846

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Riva degli Schiavone, Venice Water Fête c.1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Riva degli Schiavone, Venice Water Fête c.1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Norham Castle, Sunrise c.1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Norham Castle, Sunrise c.1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Fire at the Grand Storehouse of the Tower of London 1841

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Fire at the Grand Storehouse of the Tower of London 1841

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Whalers (Boiling Blubber) Entangled in Flaw Ice, Endeavouring to Extr

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Whalers (Boiling Blubber) Entangled in Flaw Ice, Endeavouring to Extricate Themselves exhibited 1846

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Great Fall of the Reichenbach, in the Valley of Hasle, Switzerlan

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Great Fall of the Reichenbach, in the Valley of Hasle, Switzerland exhibited 1804

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Arrival of Louis-Philippe at the Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport, 8

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Arrival of Louis-Philippe at the Royal Clarence Yard, Gosport, 8 October 1844 c.1844–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Waves Breaking against the Wind c.1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Waves Breaking against the Wind c.1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Rough Sea with Wreckage c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Rough Sea with Wreckage c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Interior of an Italian Church 1819

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Interior of an Italian Church 1819

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Going to the Ball (San Martino) exhibited 1846

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Going to the Ball (San Martino) exhibited 1846

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Upper Falls of the Reichenbach 1802

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Upper Falls of the Reichenbach 1802

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Lake, Petworth, Sunrise c.1827–8

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Lake, Petworth, Sunrise c.1827–8

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Landscape with Water c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Landscape with Water c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Three Seascapes c.1827

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Three Seascapes c.1827

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Interior of a Great House The Drawing Room, East Cowes Castle c.1830

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Interior of a Great House The Drawing Room, East Cowes Castle c.1830

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Burning of the Houses of Parliament c.1834–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Burning of the Houses of Parliament c.1834–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Hero of a Hundred Fights c.1800–10, reworked and exhibited 1847

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Hero of a Hundred Fights c.1800–10, reworked and exhibited 1847

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Light and Colour (Goethe’s Theory) - the Morning after the Deluge - M

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Light and Colour (Goethe’s Theory) - the Morning after the Deluge - Moses Writing the Book of Genesis exhibited 1843

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Devil’s Bridge, St Gothard c.1803–4

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Devil’s Bridge, St Gothard c.1803–4

Joseph Mallord William Turner, A Wreck, Possibly Related to ‘Longships Lighthouse, Land’s End’ c.183

Joseph Mallord William Turner, A Wreck, Possibly Related to ‘Longships Lighthouse, Land’s End’ c.1834

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Dawn after the Wreck c.1841

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Dawn after the Wreck c.1841

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Seascape with Buoy c.1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Seascape with Buoy c.1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland c.1829

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Alnwick Castle, Northumberland c.1829

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Choir of Salisbury Cathedral exhibited 1797

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Choir of Salisbury Cathedral exhibited 1797

The Passage of Mount St Gothard, Taken from the Centre of the Teufels Broch (Devil’s Bridge), Switze

The Passage of Mount St Gothard, Taken from the Centre of the Teufels Broch (Devil’s Bridge), Switzerland exhibited 1804

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Ruins of West Front, Tintern Abbey c.1794–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Ruins of West Front, Tintern Abbey c.1794–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Yacht Approaching the Coast c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Yacht Approaching the Coast c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Heidelberg Sunset c.1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Heidelberg Sunset c.1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland c.1837

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland c.1837

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Shields Lighthouse c.1823–6

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Shields Lighthouse c.1823–6

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Undine Giving the Ring to Massaniello, Fisherman of Naples exhibited

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Undine Giving the Ring to Massaniello, Fisherman of Naples exhibited 1846

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Ship in a Storm c.1823–6

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Ship in a Storm c.1823–6

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland exhibited 1798

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Morning amongst the Coniston Fells, Cumberland exhibited 1798

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Lake, Petworth, Sunrise c.1827–8

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Lake, Petworth, Sunrise c.1827–8

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Whalers exhibited 1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Whalers exhibited 1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Ponte Delle Torri, Spoleto c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Ponte Delle Torri, Spoleto c.1840–5

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The B

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, October 16, 1834 exhibited 1835

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Harbour of Brest The Quayside and Château c.1826–8

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Harbour of Brest The Quayside and Château c.1826–8

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Snow Storm Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps exhibited 1812

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Snow Storm Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps exhibited 1812

Life-Boat and Manby Apparatus Going Off to a Stranded Vessel Making Signal (Blue Lights) of Distress

Life-Boat and Manby Apparatus Going Off to a Stranded Vessel Making Signal (Blue Lights) of Distress exhibited 1831

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Falls of Schaffhausen (‘The Val d’Aosta’) c.1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Falls of Schaffhausen (‘The Val d’Aosta’) c.1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Tenth Plague of Egypt exhibited 1802

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Tenth Plague of Egypt exhibited 1802

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Seascape with Storm Coming On c.1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Seascape with Storm Coming On c.1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Sunset amid Dark Clouds over the Sea c.1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Sunset amid Dark Clouds over the Sea c.1845

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Tintern Abbey The Transept c.1794

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Tintern Abbey The Transept c.1794

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Goldau, with the Lake of Zug in the Distance Sample Study c.1842–3

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Goldau, with the Lake of Zug in the Distance Sample Study c.1842–3

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Stormy Sea c.1830

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Stormy Sea c.1830

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Waves Breaking on a Shore c.1835

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Waves Breaking on a Shore c.1835

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Apollo and Python exhibited 1811

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Apollo and Python exhibited 1811

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Venice - Maria della Salute exhibited 1844

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Venice - Maria della Salute exhibited 1844

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Lake, Petworth Sunset, a Stag Drinking c.1829

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Lake, Petworth Sunset, a Stag Drinking c.1829

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Chichester Canal c.1829

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Chichester Canal c.1829

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Sun Setting over a Lake c.1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Sun Setting over a Lake c.1840

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Blue Rigi, Sunrise 1842

Joseph Mallord William Turner, The Blue Rigi, Sunrise 1842

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Breakers on a Flat Beach c.1835–40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Breakers on a Flat Beach c.1835–40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Queen Mab’s Cave exhibited 1846

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Queen Mab’s Cave exhibited 1846

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Shade and Darkness - the Evening of the Deluge exhibited 1843

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Shade and Darkness - the Evening of the Deluge exhibited 1843

Joseph Mallord William Turner, A Hurricane in the Desert (The Simoom), for Rogers’s ‘Poems’ c.1830–2

Joseph Mallord William Turner, A Hurricane in the Desert (The Simoom), for Rogers’s ‘Poems’ c.1830–2

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Rouen Cathedral c.1832

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Rouen Cathedral c.1832

Joseph Mallord William Turner, War. The Exile and the Rock Limpet exhibited 1842

Joseph Mallord William Turner, War. The Exile and the Rock Limpet exhibited 1842

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