Impressions in Watercolour: Turner and his Contemporaries Spawn witness the frightening and spectacular

witness the frightening and spectacular eruption of the Vesuvius

” – Philip Pullman A new selection and translation

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mapping the constellations

Coleridge and Blake were in thevanguard of the early Romantic movement that broke from the past

Impressions in Watercolour: Turner and his Contemporaries Spawn witness the frightening and spectacularCurated and introduced by Ian Warrell, the leading expert on Turner, this selection from the fabled Hickman Bacon collection is one of the finest groups of British watercolours in existence, and hardly ever seen or reproduced. Centered around 32 watercolours by Turner, including some of his breathtaking views of the Alps, early views, and late cloud and sea studies, the collection also encompasses some of the greatest works by Turner's contemporaries: