JMW Turner and BG Windus:
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Holman Hunt's Scapegoat
at the National Gallery in Sin, an exhibition exploring the concept of sin in art. 2 December to 3 January 2021 The version of the Scapegoat in the exhibition is on loan from Manchester Art Gallery. It was in the Windus Collection, as was the larger version, now held in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool.
For more information on the painting click here. Two Turner Collectors who were Friends of Ruskin:
Elhanan Bicknell and Benjamin Godfrey Windus The talks were held on 20 November 2019 St Cuthbert's Church, Earls Court Find out more information here Some links to help you find out more about
BG Windus, his family and in Tottenham. The source of wealth which enabled BG Windus
to collect the works of one of the foremost painters in England, JMW Turner. Find out more about Tottenham, those who lived there and those who visited this home of Dissenters
Neighbours included the philanthropist and author, Priscilla Wakefield; Luke Howard, the 'Namer of Clouds' and the builder of the Martello towers, William Hobson.
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