Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1910 — How Turner Painted. [ARTICLE]

How Turner Painted.

If we are to believe Thornbury, the wonderful “Burning of the House of Lords and Commons” was almost entirely painted after the canvas. was hung on the walls of the Royal Acad- >. emy. So certain wqs Turner of himself at that period that jie would send to the exhibition Just a laid in sketch, trusting entirely to varnishing days to complete He would arrive at the academy as early as 4 o’clock in the morning and be among the last to leave in the evening. Unlike Lawrence, who had to step back constantly to Judge of effects. Turner would work, scr to say, with hla nose to the canvas. When Lord HiTI at too close quarters looked at the houses of parliament picture he condemned it as “nothing but dabs." Catching its magical effect from a Just distance, however, he exclaimed en- ' thusiastlcally: “Painting! God bless me! So it 4s!” According to Thornbury, Turner made.a number of sketches of the fire, but produced two pic- * tures only.—London News.