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The book by David Hill, although academic in style, is exquisite in terms of the detail it provides about Turner’s wanderings through Yorkshire. It contextualises why he painted what he did and you can see the relationship between the sketches and the watercolours and oils. Hill brings to life late 18th to early 19th century England through Turner’s eyes, the landscape, the development of industry and our ancestors’ relationship with the land and developing industry. The book also provides a visual window into a history before photography and showing how Turner records details of places and buildings much changed or now gone. It has helped me see a landscape I have walked through in a different light and with new eyes.

Review: Any fan of JMW Turner will appreciate this book. David Hill has obviously done a thorough research of his subject and takes the reader on an informative journey on the route taken by Turner through the North of England on his sketching tours. In the book are copies of his original sketches, colour studies, finished watercolours and engravings alongside notes, anecdotal stories and diary entries that complete the picture of how the man worked and what he produced.