William Turner (painter)

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Not to be confused with the British Romantic painter William Turner.

William Turner
The Art Fund.
Born
William Turner

(1789-11-29)29 November 1789
Black Bourton, Oxfordshire, England
Died7 August 1862(1862-08-07) (aged 72)
St John Street, Oxford
, England
Known forWatercolours

William Turner

watercolour landscapes. He is often known as William Turner of Oxford or just Turner of Oxford to distinguish him from his contemporary, J. M. W. Turner (known as William). Many of Turner's paintings depicted the countryside around Oxford.[1] One of his best known pictures is a view of the city of Oxford from Hinksey Hill.[1]

In 1898, the

Tate Gallery (London, UK), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, US) and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery (New Zealand
).

Life

Turner was born at

manor house at Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire
.

Oxford from Hinksey Hill, painted c. 1840 by William Turner of Oxford. (Private collection).

Because of his interest in drawing, Turner joined

Royal Academy.[1] He was elected as a full member of the Royal Watercolour Society in 1808, and for the rest of his life participated in their yearly exhibitions.[1]

In 1810, Turner returned to Oxfordshire. He lived in Woodstock until 1811. After that he lived in and around Oxford. In 1824 Turner married Elizabeth Ilott at Shipton-on-Cherwell and lived at London Road, St Clement's.[2]: 314  From 1833 onwards, he lived at 16 St John Street in central Oxford.[2]: 314 

In 1831, the parish church at Shipton-on-Cherwell was demolished and a Georgian Gothic Revival church designed in a Decorated Gothic style by William Turner was built in its place.[3]: 757 

Turner died at his home in St John Street, Oxford in 1862. A

chancel screen
was installed in the church, with a brass plaque reading "Erected in memory of William Turner of Oxford, Water Colour Painter and architect of this church."

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Blue plaque to William Turner in St John Street, Oxford
  2. ^
    OCLC 742525329, archived
    (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2020, retrieved 26 December 2020
  3. ISBN 0-14-071045-0
    .

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