This book begins with a detailed biography of the renowned landscape artist J. M. W. Turner outlining his life from his birth in 1775 to his eventual death in 1851. The book then uses Turner\'s stunning drawings to accompany Leitch Ritchie\'s informative text about the rivers and surrounding riverside locations of France. One of the main topics of interest is the River Seine and some of its adjoining areas, including Vernon, Chateau Gaillard and Saint-Germain. The book also discusses Paris, which is crisscrossed by the River Seine, and looks at France\'s capital city from a sociocultural perspective too. A perfect artefact for history and art lovers alike. Sixty-one beautiful Turner drawings throughout. Book shows signs of age such as wear/scratching to cover, foxing/tanning on most pages and areas where pages have partially come away from spine. The title page and first ten pages of book are intact but have come away from spine completely. Previous owner\'s inscription at front.