Joseph Mallord William Turner, known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter. He elevated the status of landscape painting and is considered a precursor of Impressionism and one of the greatest and most influential British painters.

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Occupation: painter, landscape painter, draftsperson, printmaker
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Born: April 23, 1775
Died: December 19, 1851

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J. M. W. Turner

English painter and draftsman (c.1775–1851)

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About J. M. W. Turner

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Occupation: painter, landscape painter, draftsperson, printmaker
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Born: April 23, 1775
Died: December 19, 1851

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by J. M. W. Turner via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

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