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'''Joseph Mallord William Turner''' (Covent Garden 1775 - London 1851) [[British]] painter and printmaker. In 1802, when he was only 27, he became a full member of the Royal Academy.
 
'''Joseph Mallord William Turner''' (Covent Garden 1775 - London 1851) [[British]] painter and printmaker. In 1802, when he was only 27, he became a full member of the Royal Academy.
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Turner is perhaps the most famous [[English]] [[Romanticism|Romantic]] landscape artist. He became known as "the painter of light".
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Turner is perhaps the most famous [[English]] [[Romanticism|Romantic]] landscape artist. He became known as "the painter of light". The Shipwreck (1805) shows his emphasis on luminosity, and dramatic subjects. 
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Turner anticipated [[French]] [[Impressionism]].
    
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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