PART TWO (1775-1803)

FROM 'FOLLY BRIDGE' TO 'CALAIS PIER'

V. 1775. Birthplace and Parents

VI. 1790 (aged 15). He exhibits at the Royal Academy, and is described as a light-hearted, merry creature

VII. 1795 (aged 20). The Drawings of 'the ingenius Mr. Turner' are stated by a newspaper of the day to be 'tinctured with truth and fidelity'

VIII. 1800 (aged 25). His first Oil Pictures, and Extracts from his Sketch-Books

IX. 1802 (aged 27). He exhibits grandiloquent 'Jason' and a simple 'View on Clapham Common'

X. 1803 (aged 28). The Year of 'Calais Pier'