Richard Parkes Bonington, Fishing boats in Boulogne harbour, c 1822Image 1 of 9 | © The Hickman Bacon Collection

John Sell Cotman, A Windmill, c 1828Image 2 of 9 | © The Hickman Bacon Collection

David Cox, A figure on a moor, 1811Image 3 of 9 | © The Hickman Bacon Collection

John Robert Cozens, Lake Nemi, 1780Image 4 of 9 | © The Hickman Bacon Collection

Peter De Wint, Clee Hills, Shropshire, c 1845Image 5 of 9 | © The Hickman Bacon Collection

Thomas Girtin, View of the Gate of St Denis, c1802Image 6 of 9 | © The Hickman Bacon Collection

John Frederick Lewis, A Mountain Pass, c 1833Image 7 of 9 | © The Hickman Bacon Collection

William James Muller, The Mahmudiyya Mosque, Cairo, c 1838Image 8 of 9 | © The Hickman Bacon Collection

JMW Turner, The Sarner See, Evening, c 1842Image 9 of 9 | © The Hickman Bacon Collection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview

More than 40 works from the Hickman Bacon collection, one of the most important holdings of British 18th- and 19th-century watercolours, go on show at the Abbot Hall Art Gallery.

The exhibition is built around a number of Turners, and other highlights include works by fellow innovators John Robert Cozens and John Sell Cotman.

The exhibition sits well with the Abbot Hall Gallery's own permanent collection of Lake District watercolours, offering visitors a rewarding investigation of the medium.