Joseph Mallord William Joseph Mallord William TurnerTurner23 Apr 1775 - 19 Dec 1851

Joseph Mallord William Turner Joseph Mallord William Turner ......

... was baptised on 14 May 1775, but his date of birth is unknown

... was born in Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, London, England

... was sent to stay with his uncle, Joseph Mallord William Marshall, in Brentford

... entered the Royal Academy school where he exhibited his watercolors

... began to exhibit oil paintings in addition to his watercolors at the Royal Academy in 1796

John Robert Cozens

Richard Wilson

Fishermen at SeaFishermen at Sea

Joseph Mallord William Joseph Mallord William Turner Style and Turner Style and TechniqueTechnique

Early Years

Middle Years

A View of the Archbishop's Palace, Lambeth, 1790

Frosty Morning, 1813

Advanced YearsNorham Castle Sunrise, 1845

The Burning of the Houses of The Burning of the Houses of Parliament, 1835Parliament, 1835

Painting held by the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Painting held by the Cleveland Museum of Art