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The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of J. M. W. Turner
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One of Britain's most admired, misunderstood and celebrated artists J. M. W. Turner is Britain's most famous landscape painter. Yet beyond his artistic achievements, little is known of the man himself and the events of his life- the tragic committal of his mother to a lunatic asylum, the personal sacrifices he made to effect his stratospheric rise, and the bizarre double life he chose to lead in the last years of his life. A near-mythical figure in his own lifetime, Franny Moyle tells the story of the man who was considered visionary at best and ludicrous at worst. A resolute adventurer, he found new ways of revealing Britain to the British, astounding his audience with his invention and intelligence. Set against the backdrop of the finest homes in Britain, the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution, this is an astonishing portrait of one of the most important figures in Western art and a vivid evocation of Britain and Europe in flux.

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Franny Moyle studied Art History at St John's College, Cambridge. She enjoyed a career in arts programming at the BBC that culminated in her becoming the corporation's first Commissioner for Arts and Culture. She is now a freelance executive producer and writer and lives in east London. She is the author of Constance- The Tragic and Scandalous Life of Mrs Oscar Wilde and Desperate Romantics- The Private Lives of the Pre-Raphaelites.
Release date Australia
May 25th, 2017
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  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
24 pp colour, 16 pp black and white
Pages
560
Dimensions
129x198x33
ISBN-13
9780241964569
Product ID
25005106

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