Born
in London Turner studied with the watercolorist Thomas Malton
at the Royal Academy, his first painting being exhibited at the
Royal Academy in 1796. He became famous for his landscapes in
oils and watercolor, his favourite subjects being the sea, storms, sunrise and
sunset
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Terrace
Steamboat in a Snowstorm
Approach to Venice
Fishermen at Sea 1796: -
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The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons October 16 1834 - PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
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