J.M.W Turner By Chiara Lap Nov 6, 1775 Turner' s birth Nov 6, 1788 London, architect. Nov 6, 1791 He started travelling Nov 6, 1796 His first oil painting, Fishermen at Sea Nov 6, 1812 Hannibal and his Army crossing the Alps Nov 6, 1815 Battle of Waterloo, the end of Napoleonic war Nov 6, 1819 Turner travels to italy Nov 6, 1834 Turner represents natural catastrophes, "The burning of the Parliament" Nov 6, 1840 He stops travelling because of his health Nov 6, 1840 Expressive brushwork Dec 19, 1851 Death