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William Turner was born in late April - early May 1775 in the London area of ​​Covent Garden. Turner himself called the date of his birth on April 23, which, however, is disputed by a number of researchers. The artist's father, William Turner, was a wig master, and in the late 70s. opened the barber. In 1785, due to the difficult situation in the family (his mother was insane), Joseph William was sent to the London suburb of Brentford, where he lived with his uncle.

Back in Brentford, he showed an interest in art. After attending school in the late 1780s, he settled in London, where he worked for architects and topographers, including Thomas Multon. In December 1789, the 14-year-old Turner was enrolled in the Royal Academy, he was examined by Reynolds. At the academy, he attended the last lectures of Reynolds, who had a significant influence on Turner. Subsequently, the artist carefully studied the entire course of lectures of the first president of the academy, devoted to the idealistic direction in art. A year after receipt, Turner's watercolor work was exhibited at the Academy of Fine Arts annual exhibition. Turner's first oil painting, which was awarded the exhibition, appeared in 1790. Subsequently, Turner constantly exhibited at the Academy. From 1791, he worked as a stage designer at the Pantheon Opera in Oxford Street and worked part-time while giving lessons.

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Turner carefully studied the masters of the past and contemporary artists. Copying other people's works, he creatively rethought other people's images, expressing his own vision. Claude Lorren especially admired him: according to a contemporary, when he saw the painting “Departure of the Queen of Sheba,” Turner could not help crying. The artist explained his reaction by the fact that he would never create anything like that.

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