Joseph Mallord William Turner was an English landscape painter known for his expressive use of light, color, and atmosphere. He began sketching and drawing landscapes in 1787 and became an associate of the Royal Academy in 1799 and a full academician in 1802. Turner was heavily influenced by Welsh landscape painter Richard Wilson and developed a more poetic approach to landscape painting. He had a lifelong passion for the sea and ships, perceiving ships as living creatures, and often depicted waves, storms, clouds, and shipwrecks to portray the power of nature and the dangers of the sea.

1. Joseph Mallord William Turner

2. 1787 – the first sketches and drawings, corroborating the tradition Under Thomas Malton 1794 – engravings 1796 – oil paintings

3. The Influence Cozens the Welsh landscape painter Richard Wilson

4. The Technique a more poetic and imaginative approach to landscape pursue to the end of his career with ever-Increasing brilliance to be more inward & consciously distilled light – the means of diminishing the reality

5. The Royal Academy 1799 - an associate 1802 – a full academician

6. … so fundamental as his love of the sea …

7. The Cornerstones: waves and storms, upon clouds and vapour a consequent thorough knowledge of wave forms at heart a sailor a ship is perceived as a living creature

8. The Shipwreck

9. The theme being acute… a liking to natural phenomena a period of great English shipping make trade possible to portray the power of the elements and how no one is immune from the dangers of an angry sea

10. William Falconer (shipwreck survivor of the Britannia)

12. From Turner's Notebook

14. Critics…

15. Thank you for attention