
Life of J. M. W. Turner
Founded on Letters and Papers Furnished by his Friends and Fellow Academicians
Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture
Apraksts
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'.
