Turner's Human Landscape Eric Shanes
This book provides a mass of information on the historical and artistic influences on Turner. To fit his work into the larger framework of his art and life, a list of the works discussed appears alongside a brief biographical chronology at the end of the book. The author has also written Turner's Picturesque Views in England and Wales, which won the Yorkshire Post Art Book Award, and Turner's Rivers, Harbours and Coasts.