J. M. W. Turner (1775 – 1851) Etchings and Engravings

Joseph Mallord William Turner is probably the most celebrated English artist of all time. Both eccentric and prolific, the many J. M.

W. Turner paintings and watercolors show a genius that was recognized even during his own lifetime. In his early career his style

was Romantic, but he was highly experimental and later Turner paintings would be revolutionary in style and would influence and

prefigure Impressionism.

Here we celebrate Turner the printmaker. He traveled widely across Europe and the British Isles, for inspiration and subject matter

for his many prints and paintings. J. M. W. Turner's Liber Studiorum (Book of Studies) was a collection of seventy etchings,

engravings and mezzotints, and was at its best when showing raw, unspoilt nature.

Ramsgate 1824 o

Bridport 1820 o

Lulworth Castle 1820 o

The Fighting Temeraire 1839

Fishermen at Sea 1796