XLIII. 1837 (aged 62). 'Troubles begin to gather about him. Nothing will go right' [188]
XLIV. 1838 (aged 63). A 'Nonsense Picture' of 1838 which in 1878 fetched £5460 at auction[190]
XLV. 1839 (aged 64). 'The Fighting Téméraire' and a Sea-Piece on a Visiting-Card[192]
XLVI. 1840 (aged 65). A contrast between the terrific 'Slave Ship' and the mild 'New Moon'[197]
XLVII. 1841 (aged 66). How Turner 'did it.' He 'grasped the handle and plunged the whole drawing into a pail of water'[200]
XLVIII. 1842 (aged 67). 'The Snowstorm and some 'Faultless' Water-Colours[202]
XLIX. 1843 (aged 68). Visions of Venice, and the First Volume of Modern Painters[207]
L. 1844 (aged 69). He exhibits 'Rain, Steam, and Speed,' and twice tries to cross the Alps on foot[213]
LI. 1845 (aged 70). Pictures of Whalers, and an Entry on the last page of his last Sketch-Book[218]
PART EIGHT (1846-1851)