A lecture

J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851): From Covent Garden to Rome

Turner's journey from his Covent Garden upbringing to Rome traces a career built around light and landscape.

Self-portrait of J. M. W. Turner.

About the lecture

The lecture considers his Royal Academy career, critics, debt to Claude, move towards abstraction and later legacy.

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