Turner was only fourteen years old when he was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools. He started his career by painting watercolours and producing mezzotints under the strong influence of John Robert Cozen's work. Then, in 1796, he launched into oil painting, working in the neoclassical manner of Richard Wilson and Nicolas Poussin, with results that found wide acclaim. He exhibited his first picture Fishermen at Sea (1796) in the Royal Academy exhibition in 1796. He was elected an Associate in 1799 and in 1802 a full member of the Royal Academy. Turner was one of the most prolific painters of his time. He traveled extensively in England, Scotland and Ireland, and also on the Continent (France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Italy).
1796. Oil on canvas. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
1798. Oil on canvas. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
1799. Watercolour on paper. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK.
1805. Oil on canvas. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
1806-1808. Oil on canvas. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
1809. Oil on canvas. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
1812. Oil on canvas. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
1813. Oil on canvas. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
c.1814. Watercolour on paper. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
1815. Oil on canvas. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
1816. Watercolour on paper. British Museum, London, UK.
c.1816. Watercolour on paper. Private collection, UK.
1817. Oil on canvas. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
1820. Oil on canvas. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
1823. Oil on canvas. Tate Gallery, London, UK.
c.1823. Watercolour on paper. National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
1823. Watercolour on paper. British Museum, London, UK.
c.1824. Watercolour on paper. British Museum, London, UK.
c.1825. Watercolour on paper. National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
c.1825. Watercolour on paper. Private collection, UK.
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