English paintersEnglish painters

Joseph Mallord William TurnerJoseph Mallord William Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner (23 Joseph Mallord William Turner (23

April 1775 –19 December 1851) was April 1775 –19 December 1851) was an English Romantic landscape an English Romantic landscape painter, watercolourist and printmaker. painter, watercolourist and printmaker. Turner was considered a controversial Turner was considered a controversial figure in his day, but is now regarded figure in his day, but is now regarded as the artist who elevated landscape as the artist who elevated landscape painting to an eminence rivalling painting to an eminence rivalling history painting. Although renowned history painting. Although renowned for his oil paintings, Turner is also one for his oil paintings, Turner is also one of the greatest masters of British of the greatest masters of British watercolour landscape painting. He is watercolour landscape painting. He is commonly known as "the painter of commonly known as "the painter of light“ and his work regarded as a light“ and his work regarded as a Romantic preface to Impressionism.Romantic preface to Impressionism.

He entered the Royal Academy of Art He entered the Royal Academy of Art schools in 1789, when he was only 14 schools in 1789, when he was only 14 years old, and was accepted into the years old, and was accepted into the academy a year later.academy a year later.

Turner travelled widely in Europe, starting Turner travelled widely in Europe, starting with France and Switzerland in 1802 and with France and Switzerland in 1802 and studying in the Louvre in Paris in the same studying in the Louvre in Paris in the same year. He also made many visits to Venice. year. He also made many visits to Venice.

Important support for his work also came Important support for his work also came from Walter Ramsden Fawkes, of Farnley from Walter Ramsden Fawkes, of Farnley Hall, near Otley in Yorkshire, who became Hall, near Otley in Yorkshire, who became a close friend of the artist. a close friend of the artist.

The Burning of the Houses of Lords The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commonsand Commons

The Battle of TrafalgarThe Battle of Trafalgar

Rain, Steam and Speed–The Great Rain, Steam and Speed–The Great Western RailwayWestern Railway

Modern Rome – Campo VaccinoModern Rome – Campo Vaccino

Joshua ReynoldsJoshua Reynolds

Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an influential 18th-century an influential 18th-century English painter, specialising in English painter, specialising in portraits and promoting the portraits and promoting the "Grand Style" in painting which "Grand Style" in painting which depended on idealisation of depended on idealisation of the imperfect. He was one of the imperfect. He was one of the founders and first the founders and first President of the Royal President of the Royal Academy. King George III Academy. King George III appreciated his merits and appreciated his merits and knighted him in 1769.knighted him in 1769.

Heads of AngelsHeads of Angels

CupidCupid

Charles Charles Lennox, Lennox,

3rd Duke of 3rd Duke of Richmond Richmond

painted painted 17581758

Thomas GainsboroughThomas Gainsborough

Thomas Thomas Gainsborough (14 Gainsborough (14 May 1727 – 2 May 1727 – 2 August 1788) was a August 1788) was a British portrait and British portrait and landscape painter.landscape painter.

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What was typical for Gainsborough’s What was typical for Gainsborough’s

portraits?portraits? What makes the portrait look true to life?What makes the portrait look true to life? What was the women fashion like in the What was the women fashion like in the

18th century?18th century?

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de de Beaufort”Beaufort”

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Self-Portrait Self-Portrait (1754)(1754)