Young Mr Turner: The First Forty Years, 1775-1815

An artist of phenomenal complexity, Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) has long been considered Britain's greatest painter and is now one of the world's most popular painters.

In a strictly chronological approach, this comprehensive book on his early life draws together recent scholarship, corrects errors in the existing literature, presents a wealth of new findings, and draws on newly discovered source material, such as the artist's principal bank records, which shed significant light on his patronage and sales.