The Life of J.M.W. Turner : founded on letters and papers furnished by his friends and fellow academicians. Volume 2

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Thornbury, Walter, 1828-1876, author

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This pioneering two-volume biography (1862) explores the genius of the groundbreaking Romantic landscape and historical painter and printmaker J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851). In Volume 2, the author Wal...

This pioneering two-volume biography (1862) explores the genius of the groundbreaking Romantic landscape and historical painter and printmaker J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851). In Volume 2, the author Walter Thornbury (1828-76) illuminates Turner's work and character, examining his relationships in the art world, and his mysterious metamorphosis into 'Admiral Booth'.

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