J. M. W. Turner

English painter and draftsman (c.1775–1851)

† 1851 · Artists · Artist in the permanent collections of National Gallery, Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 77 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

National Gallery · Art Institute of Chicago · Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery of Art · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · J. Paul Getty Museum · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikidata

Life

J. M. W. Turner was born on April 23, 1775 in Maiden Lane and died on December 19, 1851 in Cheyne Walk, aged 76. Recorded occupations: painter, landscape painter, draftsperson, printmaker, architectural drafter and visual artist. Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Associated movements: Romanticism and English painting. Fields of work: visual arts, painting, landscape painting and illustration. Notable works include “The Fighting Temeraire”, “Fishermen at Sea”, “The Battle of Trafalgar”, “Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway”, “The Slave Ship” and “Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps”. Educated at Royal Academy of Arts. Member of Royal Academy of Arts.

At a glance

Born: April 23, 1775 · Maiden Lane
Died: December 19, 1851 · Cheyne Walk
Age at death: 76
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Occupations: painter, landscape painter, draftsperson, printmaker, architectural drafter, visual artist
Movements: Romanticism, English painting
Notable works: The Fighting Temeraire, Fishermen at Sea, The Battle of Trafalgar, Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway, The Slave Ship, Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps
Education: Royal Academy of Arts
Wikipedia editions: 77 languages
Signature licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

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