The artist

The life of Joseph Mallord William Turner, "the painter of light", was characterized by a complete devotion to his art. Of a rugged and robust temperament, he was an insatiable traveler who tirelessly traveled, mostly alone, throughout Europe, particularly in Italy, France, Germany and Switzerland. Everywhere, in the manner of a reporter, he drew or reproduced landscapes, sites and monuments in watercolors. At his death, he bequeathed more than 20,000 works on paper to the British government.

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