Francis Calcraft Turner (Born 1782 – Died 1846) was born and raised in England where he lived and was also very active in. He’s known for horse racing genre, hunting scene and portrait painting. Though little is known about his early life, he became a very prolific artist. Many of his hunting scenes show hunting activities from the south of England, including the East Kent, the Essex Hounds, and the Old Berkeley. Calcraft Turner was a regular contributor to the Sporting Magazine where he provided 78 works. He rode to more hounds…and his knowledge of shooting, racing, and coursing, etc. was deeper than any artist in existence. His art hangs in many galleries and museums, including the Liverpool Museum, British Museum, Yale Centre for British Arts, National Horse Racing Museum, etc. His art is known to reflect the casual, contemporary and colorful lifestyle of the scenic England.
Calcraft Turner loved art from his childhood and he knew that her career would be in the arts industry. He became very famous and had a wide base of clients that he served diligently. He’s much appreciated for his keenness to detail that made his images look very real. His dedication and keenness in observing nature is reflected in the way he approached her highly textured portraits and landscapes. In fact, tiny details can be seen on his images. This has brought to his work lifelikeness and discipline that is often hard to find in the works of other painters. His process produced images that are highly textured.
