J M W TURNER | The Pantheon, Oxford Street, the morning after the fire

J M W TURNER
 Great Britain 1775 – 1851

The Pantheon, Oxford Street, the morning after the fire the series 'The burning of the Pantheon, Oxford Street' exhibited 1792 pencil and watercolour on paper
51.6 (h) x 64.0 (w) cm Tate Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856 Photo: © Tate 2013

Turner laid the foundations for his artistic development from an early age. His talent was nurtured within the Royal Academy Schools, where he graduated from drawing plaster casts to studying live models. He and Thomas Girtin also copied the watercolour techniques of John Robert Cozens, learning from the older artist how to work with layers of washes.

Turner laid the foundations for his artistic development from an early age. His talent was nurtured within the Royal Academy Schools, where he graduated from drawing plaster casts to studying live models. He and Thomas Girtin also copied the watercolour techniques of John Robert Cozens, learning from the older artist how to work with layers of washes.

Turner laid the foundations for his artistic development from an early age. His talent was nurtured within the Royal Academy Schools, where he graduated from drawing plaster casts to studying live models. He and Thomas Girtin also copied the watercolour techniques of John Robert Cozens, learning from the older artist how to work with layers of washes.