Britain’s greatest landscape painter, JMW Turner’s life was encompassed by the Thames. He was born close to the Thames at Covent Garden and died in a house on the banks of the river in Chelsea and for a little over a decade he would retreat to his country house in Twickenham as a place of respite from the pressures of the London art world. Although he travelled extensively in Europe and was much influenced by what he saw, he always returned to his great love. Join Dr Matthew Morgan to explore how the Thames profoundly influenced Turner’s work.

Dr Matthew Morgan is Museum Director of Turner's House in Twickenham and is an Associate Lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London, from where he also received his PhD in Museum Studies. He has worked in the heritage sector for 10 years, including at the Royal Collection and the National Gallery. Prior to that he was a Director at Christie's.

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