Joseph Mallord William Turner, known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colouring, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. He left behind more than 550 oil paintings, 2,000 watercolours, and 30,000 works on paper. He was championed by the leading English art critic John Ruskin from 1840, and is today regarded as having elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivalling history painting.
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16th October, 1834 is the title of two oil on canvas paintings by J. M. W. Turner, depicting different views of the fire that broke out at the Houses of Parliament on the evening of 16 October 1834. They are now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art and Cleveland Museum of Art.
Sunrise with Sea Monsters is an unfinished oil painting by English artist J. M. W. Turner.
Snow Storm, or Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth, is a painting by English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) from 1842.
In 1842, British artist J. M. W. Turner painted three watercolours of the Rigi, a mountain in the Alps in Central Switzerland, which he had visited the previous summer. Widely regarded as some of his finest works, the watercolours capture the transitory effects of light and atmospheric conditions at the Rigi. According to John Ruskin, "Turner had never made any drawings [watercolours] like these before, and never made any like them again ... He is not showing his hand in these, but his heart."
Fishermen at Sea, sometimes known as the Cholmeley Sea Piece, is an early oil painting by English artist J. M. W. Turner. It was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1796 and has been owned by the Tate Gallery since 1972. It was the first oil painting by Turner to be exhibited at the Royal Academy. It was praised by contemporary critics and burnished Turner's reputation, both as an oil painter and as a painter of maritime scenes.
Alexander Joseph Finberg was an art historian focused on the History of British Art who was a founder of the Walpole Society and an expert on J. M. W. Turner.
Peace – Burial at Sea is an oil painting on canvas by the English Romantic artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), first exhibited in 1842. The painting serves as a memorial tribute to Turner's contemporary, the Scottish painter Sir David Wilkie (1785–1841), depicting Wilkie's burial at sea off Gibraltar. It was intended as a companion piece to War. The Exile and the Rock Limpet which alludes to the sordid demise of the former Emperor of France Napoleon Bonaparte. The two works are characterized by their sharply contrasting colours and tones: War utilizes a strident yellow and red while Peace is painted a cool blend of white, blue and black.
Cologne, the Arrival of a Packet Boat in the Evening is an 1826 landscape painting by the British artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. It shows a scene as the Rhine River passes through the city of Cologne as a packet boat arrives. Visible on the skyline to the right is Great St. Martin Church, Cologne.
Venice, the Bridge of Sighs is an 1840 cityscape painting by the English artist J.M.W. Turner. It depicts a view of Venice, then part of the Austrian Empire, looking towards the famous Bridge of Sighs. The Doge's Palace and the City Prison are either side of the bridge.
Frosty Morning is an 1813 landscape painting by the British artist J. M. W. Turner. Based on a sketch made when Turner was journeying to Yorkshire and the coach paused. It depicts a bright but frosty early morning in winter and group of men clearing a ditch at the side of the road. The girl in the painting, with a hare stole around her shoulders, is believed to be modelled on Turner's eldest daughter Evelina.
Forum Romanum is an 1826 cityscape painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner depicting the Roman Forum in the Italian capital of Rome. Painted during the Regency era it features surviving buildings from Ancient Rome seen in the afternoon light. It looks towards the Capitoline Hill with the Arch of Titus on the left and the Basilica of Constantine on the right.
The Bay of Baiae, with Apollo and the Sibyl is an 1823 landscape painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner. It shows a view of the Bay of Baiae in the Gulf of Naples. Combining genres, it also features the Cumaean Sibyl encountering the god Apollo in the foreground. Turner had sketched Baiae during his 1819 visit to Italy, and this provided the basis for this work produced in London.
The Prince of Orange, William III, Embarked from Holland, and Landed at Torbay, November 4th, 1688, after a Stormy Passage is an 1832 marine history painting by the English artist Joseph Mallord William Turner. It depicts an event from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 when William III had landed at Brixham. It is also known by the shorter title The Prince of Orange Landing at Torbay.
The Garreteer's Petition is an 1809 genre painting by the British artist J. M. W. Turner. It depicts a struggling young poet in his garret at night. On the wall is an image of Mount Parnassus, the mythological home of the Muses. The work is a parody of the popular image of a struggling young artistic type.
Sun Rising through Vapour is a c.1807 landscape painting by the English artist J.M.W. Turner. Also known by the longer title Sun Rising through Vapour: Fishermen Cleaning and Selling Fish it depicts a scene on the English coast.
Crossing the Brook is an 1815 landscape painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner. It depicts a view towards Plymouth down the Tamar valley. Turner gave the English countryside an Italianate look. He produced it based on sketches he had made during a trip to Devon in 1813.
Dutch Boats in a Gale is an 1801 oil painting by the English artist J.M.W. Turner. A seascape, it depicts Dutch fisherman struggling against a storm.
The Departure of the Fleet is an 1850 history painting by the British artist J.M.W. Turner. Inspired by Classical writings, it depicts the fleet of the Trojan Aeneas departing from Carthage The Carthaginian Queen Dido and her attendants are on the left, watching the departure of the ships.
