Who we are:
Margaret Burr and Noel Treacy – long term residents in Tottenham interested in local history, art, photography and clouds.
Contact us: TurnerinTottenham@gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter: @turnertottenham
Margaret Burr and Noel Treacy – long term residents in Tottenham interested in local history, art, photography and clouds.
Contact us: TurnerinTottenham@gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter: @turnertottenham
There is very little information about BG Windus either in art literature, or the local history resources in Tottenham
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We would like to thank:
Dr Selby Whittingham – Turner expert, BG Windus researcher and Secretary of the Independent Turner Society The principal sources of information are two articles by Dr Selby Whittingham: Whittingham The Turner collector: Benjamin Godfrey Windus 1790-1867, Turner Studies, vol. 7 no. 2, 1988, pp. 29-35 Whittingham Windus, Turner & Ruskin: New Documents, J.M.W. Turner, R.A., no. 2, December 1993, pp. 69-116 Ray Swain and Alan Swain – Local History enthusiasts Val Crosby, Deborah Hedgecock and Clare Stephens at Bruce Castle Museum |
Remembering Ray Swain, who died in September 2018, and who was hopeful of discovering that Turner, Constable and Luke Howard had met on Tottenham Green and discussed the painting of clouds.
Ray Swain: photograph taken at Bruce Castle Local History Fair February 2015 - background painting by Beatrice Offor.
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Turner and the Pre–Raphaelites in Tottenham: the collection of Benjamin Godfrey Windus
National Gallery Monday 14 January 2019
Matthew Morgan at the National Gallery invited Margaret to give the lunchtime lecture on Monday 14 January 2019.
BG Windus owned a collection of over 200 Turner watercolours which he opened to the public; they were particularly fine as they were the source of the engravings for Turner’s publications. John Ruskin acknowledged that access to these paintings enabled him to write 'Modern Painters'. Later Windus sold the Turners and became an early collector of the Pre-Raphaelites – his purchases included Ophelia (now in the Tate), The Scapegoat (Lady Lever, Liverpool) and The Last of England (Birmingham).
More on the Turner Collection here More on the Pre-Raphaelite Collection here
BG Windus owned a collection of over 200 Turner watercolours which he opened to the public; they were particularly fine as they were the source of the engravings for Turner’s publications. John Ruskin acknowledged that access to these paintings enabled him to write 'Modern Painters'. Later Windus sold the Turners and became an early collector of the Pre-Raphaelites – his purchases included Ophelia (now in the Tate), The Scapegoat (Lady Lever, Liverpool) and The Last of England (Birmingham).
More on the Turner Collection here More on the Pre-Raphaelite Collection here
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JMW Turner: his work can be seen in London at the following galleries:
British Museum, National Gallery, Tate Britain, The Courtauld Gallery and V&A Portraits of Turner can be seen at the National Portrait Gallery The Turner self portrait (on the right) which will feature on the new £20 is at Tate Britain Other JMW Turner websites: The Turner Society The JMW Turner Museum Turner's House, Twickenham |
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The Turner in Tottenham website was developed by Margaret Burr and Noel Treacy
You may also be interested in our other Tottenham websites:
Tottenham Clouds - celebrating the achievements of Luke Howard, a resident of Tottenham
Tottenham Trees - is a branch of the Charter for Trees, Woods and People. The Charter, which was launched in 2017, is a call to stop taking trees for granted, recognise and celebrate their huge contribution to our lives, and take responsibility for their welfare.
Priscilla Wakefield: Tottenham activist and forgotten heroine - actively engaged in social action in Tottenham and particularly in improving the lives of women and children.
You may also be interested in our other Tottenham websites:
Tottenham Clouds - celebrating the achievements of Luke Howard, a resident of Tottenham
Tottenham Trees - is a branch of the Charter for Trees, Woods and People. The Charter, which was launched in 2017, is a call to stop taking trees for granted, recognise and celebrate their huge contribution to our lives, and take responsibility for their welfare.
Priscilla Wakefield: Tottenham activist and forgotten heroine - actively engaged in social action in Tottenham and particularly in improving the lives of women and children.
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