Two paintings by JMW Turner are to go on display in the UK for the first time in a century. The works have been hung at London's National Gallery for a special winter exhibition called Turner On Tour.
The Romantic artist, whose full name was Joseph Mallord William Turner, painted both Harbour Of Dieppe: Changement De Domicile and Cologne, The Arrival Of A Packet-Boat: Evening in the mid 1820s. They are being lent by The Frick Collection in New York.
Christine Riding, the Jacob Rothschild head of the curatorial department at the National Gallery, said: "I am absolutely delighted that these wonderful paintings by Turner, one of the best-loved artists in Britain, are going to be returning to the UK for the first time in more than 100 years and will be seen in Trafalgar Square, where they are sure to be hugely popular. The National Gallery was the home of the Turner Bequest so this is the perfect location for people to enjoy getting reacquainted with such masterpieces in person.”
