JMW Turner
painter, landscape painter, draftsperson, printmaker, architectural drafter, visual artist, illustrator, artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner, known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter and elevated the status of landscape painting. Turner is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential British painters, as well as a precursor to Impressionism.
- Age at death
- 76
- Born
- 23 April 1775
- Died
- 19 December 1851
- Place of birth
- Maiden Lane
Known for
- painter
- landscape painter
- draftsperson
- printmaker
- architectural drafter
- visual artist
- illustrator
- artist