Joseph Mallord William Turner

Caudebec-en-Caux – The Artists – Turner, Joseph Mallord William

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who worked in Caudebec-en-Caux. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

NOTE: Caudebec-en-Caux has recently merged (2016) with other towns nearby and is now called “Rives-en-Seine“. However, since the artists called the town by its original name in their paintings, we will continue to refer to the place by its old name.

William (JMW) Turner
William (JMW) Turner

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 – 1851) known as William Turner, was an English artist of the Romantic movement. He was a painter, printmaker and a watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colourisations, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings.

As a child prodigy he went to art school in London at the age of 14. Although he lived all his live in London, he travelled extensively in Europe, particularly the Normandy area.

Intensely private, eccentric and reclusive, Turner was a controversial figure throughout his career. He did not marry, but fathered two daughters, Eveline (1801–1874) and Georgiana (1811–1843), by his housekeeper Sarah Danby. He became more pessimistic and morose as he got older, especially after the death of his father, after which his outlook deteriorated, his gallery fell into disrepair and neglect, and his art intensified. In 1841 Turner rowed a boat into the Thames so he could not be counted as present at any property.

He lived in squalor and poor health from 1845, and died in London in 1851 aged 76. Turner is buried in Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London.

Click here to read Turner’s full bio on Wikipedia.

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William Turner 1832 - Caudebec-en-Caux from Saint-Clair, Normandy
William Turner 1832 – Caudebec-en-Caux from Saint-Clair, Normandy
1832 - Joseph Mallord William Turner - Caudebec-en-Caux from Above,A Study by Moonlight
1832 – Joseph Mallord William Turner – Caudebec-en-Caux from Above, A Study by Moonlight
1832 - Joseph Mallord William Turner - Caudebec-en-Caux from the River
1832 – Joseph Mallord William Turner – Caudebec-en-Caux from the River
1832 - Joseph Mallord William Turner - Caudebec-en-Caux
1832 – Joseph Mallord William Turner – Caudebec-en-Caux

Duclair

The town of Duclair (population: 4,200) lies to the East of Caudebec-en-Caux (now called Rives-en-Seine) and West from Rouen and its located along the Seine river.

1832 - Joseph Mallord William Turner - The Chaire de Gargantua, near Duclair
1832 – Joseph Mallord William Turner – The Chaise de Gargantua, near Duclair

NOTE: The “Chaise de Gargantua” makes reference to a mythical giant. Turner painted his chair.

Jumieges

The village of Jumieges (population: 1,800) is dominated by its abbey (in ruins), and it is located to the South/East of Caudebec-en-Caux and to the West of Rouen.

1832 - Joseph Mallord William Turner - Jumieges Abbey, Normandy
1832 – Joseph Mallord William Turner – Jumieges Abbey, Normandy

TODAY: The Abbey still exists but is mostly in ruins. However, it can be visited.

1832 - Joseph Mallord William Turner - Jumieges
1832 – Joseph Mallord William Turner – Jumieges
1832 - Joseph Mallord William Turner - Shipping on the Seine near Jumieges, Normandy
1832 – Joseph Mallord William Turner – Shipping on the Seine near Jumieges, Normandy
1832 - Joseph Mallord William Turner - The Banks of the Seine near Jumieges and Duclair, Normandy
1832 – Joseph Mallord William Turner – The Banks of the Seine near Jumieges and Duclair, Normandy
1832 - Joseph Mallord William Turner - The Banks of the Seine near Jumieges and Duclair, Normandy
1832 – Joseph Mallord William Turner – The Banks of the Seine near Jumieges and Duclair, Normandy
1832 - Joseph Mallord William Turner - The Banks of the Seine near Jumieges, Normandy
1832 – Joseph Mallord William Turner – The Banks of the Seine near Jumieges, Normandy

William Turner painted in the following other places in France (but mostly in Normandy), which will be featured eventually on this site. A link “” to those cities will appear below when published.

Artists featured here who painted in Caudebec-en-Caux (but not limited to) are (names marked with a “*” indicates that the artist did NOT work directly in Caudebec, instead worked in villages nearby):

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