He frequently travelled to Europe starting in the early 19th century
One of next the interesting facts about Joseph Mallord William Turner is his art composition incorporated various drawings from all around the world. He extended his journey into Europe in 1802, stopping in France and Switzerland. This trip was paid for by a group of aristocrats, who also gave him access to a modest bus and a French-speaking translator. Throughout the journey, he made approximately 400 drawings, which he used to document the voyage in his painting Calais Pier (1801).
After the Napoleonic Wars ended in 1815, Turner was permitted to travel abroad once more. In the summer of 1819, he made his first trip to Italy, seeing Naples, Rome, Florence, and Venice. He produced more than 1,500 drawings during this time, from which he derived several paintings. Otley in Yorkshire and Venice in particular served as inspiration for him. Throughout his career, he frequently returned to Otley after his initial trip there in 1797. In the following 20 years, he frequently visited Venice after his first trip there in 1819. Venice was a recurring motif in several of Turner's best works throughout his mature time. His use of color is changing in these works, such as The Grand Canal, Venice (1835), which features numerous translucent layers, warm and cold hues that build structure, and a larger spectrum in general.
Turner visited numerous locations in England and Scotland while alternating tours to the continent throughout the 1820s. He created stunning drawings of the Cowes regatta in 1827, and he returned to Italy in 1828. After the death of his father in 1829, Turner visited the earl of Egremont frequently in Petworth, Sussex, and created beautiful sketches of the earl's home and gardens. Turner continues to visit Switzerland, Italy, Germany, France, Denmark, and Czechoslovakia in the last 15 years of his life. His constant vigor in sketching while traveling has been noted by observers, and the almost 19,000 drawings in the Turner Bequest attest to this labor. Nevertheless, William Turner's paintings started to lose details and flow more fluidly and ethereally. The Great Western Railway is a well-known example from this era of "Train, Steam, and Speed" (1844).
