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The first book to explore the full breadth of Turner's lifelong fascination with the sea

About the Author

Christine Riding is Chair of the Association of Art Historians, and Head of Arts and Curator of the Queen's House at the Royal Museums Greenwich. Richard Johns is Curator of Prints and Drawings at the National Maritime Museum.

Reviews

'A major analysis of the work of both Turner himself and of maritime art in the 18th and 19th centuries ... this cannot be bettered' - The Artist
'Encyclopaedic ... a lavish publication' - Apollo