An Introduction to the Life of JMW Turner: The Sun is God

JMW Turner’s painting of the Fighting Temeraire has been called the nation’s favorite painting and appears on the twenty-pound note. But who was Turner and why is he so famous? To commemorate the 250th anniversary of his birth this talk explores the life and techniques of one of Britain’s most innovative and surprising artists from his early life in Covent Garden to his death in Chelsea.