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PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. I N T R O D U C T O R Y.

CHAPTER II. EARLY DAYS. 1775 TO 1789.

CHAPTER III. YOUTH. 1789 to 1796.

CHAPTER IV. YORKSHIRE AND THE YOUNG ACADEMICIAN. 1797 TO 1807.

CHAPTER V. THE LIBER STUDIORUM HIS POETRY AND DRAGONS.

CHAPTER VI. HARLEY STREET, DEVONSHIRE, HAMMERSMITH, AND TWICKENHAM. 1800 TO 1820.

CHAPTER VII. ITALY AND FRANCE. 1820 TO 1840.

CHAPTER VIII. LIGHT AND DARKNESS. 1840 TO 1851.

INDEX. ( The Names of Paintings and Drawings are printed in Italics. )

CHRONOLOGY OF TURNER'S LIFE.

ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHIES OF
THE GREAT ARTISTS.

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JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER
ROYAL ACADEMICIAN.

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ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHIES
OF
THE GREAT ARTISTS.

TITIAN From the most recent authorities.
By Richard Ford Heath, M.A., Hertford Coll. Oxford.
REMBRANDT From the Text of C. Vosmaer.
By J. W. Mollett, B.A., Brasenose Coll. Oxford.
RAPHAEL From the Text of J. D. Passavant.
By N. D’Anvers, Author of “Elementary History of Art.”
VAN DYCK & HALS From the most recent authorities.
By Percy R. Head, Lincoln Coll. Oxford.
HOLBEIN From the Text of Dr. Woltmann.
By the Editor, Author of “Life and Genius of Rembrandt”
TINTORETTO From recent investigations.
By W. Roscoe Osler, Author of occasional Essays on Art.
TURNER From the most recent authorities.
By Cosmo Monkhouse, Author of “Studies of Sir E. Landseer.”
THE LITTLE MASTERS From the most recent authorities.
By W. B. Scott, Author of “Lectures on the Fine Arts.”
HOGARTH From recent investigations.
By Austin Dobson, Author of “Vignettes in Rhyme,” &c.
RUBENS From recent investigations.
By C. W. Kett, M.A., Hertford Coll. Oxford.
MICHELANGELO From the most recent authorities.
By Charles ClÉment, Author of “Michel-Ange, LÉonard, et Raphael.”
LIONARDO From recent researches.
By Dr. J. Paul Richter, Author of “Die Mosaiken von Ravenna.”
GIOTTO From recent investigations.
By Harry Quilter, M.A., Trinity College, Cambridge.
THE FIGURE PAINTERS OF THE NETHERLANDS.
By Lord Ronald Gower, Author of “Guide to the Galleries of Holland.”
VELAZQUEZ From the most recent authorities.
By Edwin Stowe, B.A., Brasenose Coll. Oxford.
GAINSBOROUGH From the most recent authorities.
By George M. Brock-Arnold, M.A., Hertford Coll. Oxford.
PEUGINO From recent investigations.
By T. Adolphus Trollope, Author of many Essays on Art.
DELAROCHE & VERNET From the works of CHARLES BLANC.
By Mrs. Ruutz Rees, Author of various Essays on Art.

JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER. From a sketch by John Gilbert.
JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER.
From a sketch by John Gilbert.

The whole world without Art would be one great wilderness.

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TURNER

BY W. COSMO MONKHOUSE
Author ofStudies of Sir E. Landseer.




NEW YORK:
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LONDON:
SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON, SEARLE, & RIVINGTON,
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