JMW Turner was a bit of an eccentric ... the artist allegedly tied himself to the mast of a ship that was heading into troubled water, remaining in place for over four hours.

Joseph Mallord William Turner was a cockney and never tried to ... For this painting, Turner said he wanted to see the storm from on board the ship, so he asked the sailors to tie him to the ...

Britain’s commander of the churning waves was also a painter of technology and industry. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston shows how he reshaped an art form. By Jason Farago BOSTON — Driving ...

Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in London on 23 April 1775 ... He is known for the works The Fighting Temeraire, The Slave Ship, The Battle Of Trafalgar and The Burning Of The Houses ...

Anyone wanting to understand why Joseph Mallord William Turner is Britain’s greatest ... smoke streaming from the perilously listing ship, and surging sea captured in a spiralling vortex of ...

JMW Turner's The Fighting Temeraire became a national ... of cannon volleys in return – an onslaught that lacerated the ship and spattered her decks with blood. But like a stalwart prize-fighter ...

By Michael Prodger JMW Turner baffled his contemporaries ... as well as the big house in Queen Anne Street there was also land in Dagenham and a pub, The Ship and Bladebone, in Wapping, which he would ...