Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775–1851)

AprJoseph Mallord William Turner was born in London on April 23, 1775.¹

Turner began his artistic career by enrolling at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1789 at the age of 14.¹

After the death of his father in 1829, Turner became more pessimistic, spending his later years in solitude and poor health.¹

DecJoseph Mallord William Turner died in London on December 19, 1851, at the age of 76.¹