Soane and Turner: Architecture, Art, Friendship and Fishing
Sir John Soane and JMW Turner were idiosyncratic and unique talents, creating works that, to this day, inspire pleasure and wonder.
‘He has been here and fired a gun’: J.M.W. Turner, his fellow-painters and the critics
This talk will explore how Turner’s unorthodox methods of painting invoked cruel responses from his critics
Turner and Walter Fawkes: A Friendship of Art and Animals
Nicola Moorby will discuss the interesting partnership between Turner and Walter Fawkes and will talk about some of the extraordinary watercolours that resulted from their association.
Bringing Joseph William Mallord Turner back to Sandycombe
Turner’s House has recently been immaculately restored but now the focus is on creating the look and feel of a house in which William Turner is once again ‘present’.