The painting turned out to be a watercolor by the English artist J.M.W. Turner. Born in 1775, Turner is “perhaps the best-loved English Romantic artist,” as London’s National Gallery writes.

The painting turned out to be a watercolor by the English artist J.M.W. Turner. Born in 1775, Turner is “perhaps the best-loved English Romantic artist,” as London’s National Gallery writes.

A watercolor painting submitted through ... as The Approach to Venice or Venice from the Lagoon (circa 1840) by J.M.W. Turner. The painting, previously misattributed to English polymath John ...