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JMW Turner | born April 23 1775

‘the Tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others, only a green thing which stands in the way |

As a man is, so he sees.’

— William Blake —

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2020-04-24

JMW Turner was born in 1775. When he was still a young student at the Royal Academy schools in 1791, Turner came to Bristol to visit family friends. The Avon Gorge made a huge impression on him and he produced ambitious watercolours such as this one of the Hotwells.

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2020-04-23

Long Ship’s Lighthouse | Land’s End
JMW Turner | 1834/1835 | Cornwall
ever sending a glimpse of glisk.
for @

‘down by the sea
the slow heart of the beacon flashes’
— WS Merwin —

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2020-04-06

What I’d give to walk by the wild sea today...
Breaking Wave on Beach c1830 by JMW Turner

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2020-03-06

We're thrilled that JMW Turner is on the new £20 note! We celebrated Turner's work in a major exhibition last year, and are excited to bring this fabulous piece out in July as part of our 'Views of Yorkshire' exhibition!

The Dormitory and Transept of Fountains Abbey (1798)

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2020-02-21

JMW Turner always wanted a legacy so the public would remember him. The nation got his paintings & sketch books. Also his nudes. He wanted a statue. Little could he have believed that 169 years later he would appear on the new £20 note! Let’s celebrate the brilliance of Turner!

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2020-02-20

The new plastic £20 note, featuring artist JMW Turner, goes into circulation today.
In 1975 his works were featured in a set of stamps to celebrate the bicentenary of his birth.
He died of cholera in Chelsea in 1851. His last words were said to be “The Sun is God”.

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2020-02-20

Honoring a 100-year-old request, the National Galleries Scotland holds a special exhibition of JMW Turner's watercolors, open to the public and free of charge, for the entire month. https://t.co/Am7MwTdYkC

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2020-01-24

The Terrace...
Richmond
where JMW Turner and Joshua Reynolds have painted on their easels
and many more since

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2019-11-07

The Romans believed there were several entrances to the One was Lake Avernus, which JMW Turner painted, with Aeneas consulting the Sibyl about how to make the descent to see his father (#Virgil, Aeneid 6)

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2019-10-17

This 1792 painting by JMW Turner is an evocative and highly romanticised depiction of the Avon Gorge. The building atop the gorge is the 1766 built Clifton Observatory. At this time it was a former windmill which was damaged in a storm.

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2019-09-16

Thought I'd share my painting of a moonlit seascape (8" by 10"). Inspired by an estuary I visited and works from JMW Turner and Pissaro's Boulevard Montmartre at Night

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2019-07-20

JMW Turner - The Storm Shipwreck

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2019-05-03

'The Bell Rock Lighthouse' by JMW Turner was commissioned by Stevenson for his 'Account of the Bell Rock Lighthouse'. The painting was completed in 1819. It illustrates how lighthouses became an important part of the Scottish culture https://t.co/vlgHQthZ2O

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2019-01-11