Turner will be placed in that class whose genius is such that we can never praise him too much or blame him too much. - Charles Robert Leslie

Turner was a very different man to Constable, yet quite like him in one respect, namely, his entire reliance on a guide within himself, always a characteristic of genius.

It was impossible however not to like Turner, there was something so social and cordial in his nature and I believe him to have had a excellent heart.

Writing letters with me is not a thing that can be done at odd scraps of time. I must sit down, compose myself & collect all of my thoughts.