Young Mr Turner : the first forty years, 1775-1815 / Eric Shanes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Antecedents and early years, 1775 to 1788 -- London again, autumn 1788 to autumn 1789 -- In Sir Joshua's house, 1789 to 1792 -- Six advantages and a demand, 1792 to 1793 -- The only Turner prize, 1793 -- Just a few tones by candlelight, 1793 to 1794 and beyond -- Coming of age, 1795 to 1796 -- Grandeur, 1796 to 1798 -- The sister arts, 1798 -- Vindication, November 1798 to November 1799 -- The dark side, 1799 to 1800 -- Tragedy and triumph, December 1800 to April 1801 -- Gaining the summit, April 1801 to February 1802 -- High places and high art, February to October 1802 -- Dispute and disillusion, November 1802 to July 1803 -- Another great room, spring 1803 to spring 1804 -- Arcadia-upon-Thames, June 1804 to December 1805 -- Staying away, December 1805 to December 1806 -- Another grand title, November 1806 to December 1807 -- Higher education, January to September 1808 -- 'The first landscape painter in Europe, the first marine painter in the world', September 1808 to June 1809 -- Six houses, three castles and a high street, June to December 1809 -- A year's grace, 1810 -- Just six weeks, January and February 1811 -- A new epoch, February to November 1811 -- 'This Prospero of the graphic art', November 1811 to May 1812 -- A man of property, June 1812 to May 1813 -- An English Eden, May to December 1813 -- 'The eye wanders entranced', January to November 1814 -- The tremendous range of his accomplishments, November 1814 to May 1815.