Brian David Stevens

Brian David Stevens

 Looking For Mr Booth

A Response to six watercolors by JMW Turner

  • Looking For Mr Booth

    A response to watercolour sketches of Margate by JMW Turner

    “…the skies over Thanet are the loveliest in all Europe”.


    JMW Turner (1775-1851) The unique quality of light in this part of Kent drew Turner back time and again.

    Mrs Booth was Turner's landlady renting rooms on the seafront of Margate, her first husband had drowned at sea and when Turner came to Margate to paint, it was with Mrs Booth he chose to stay.

    They began a love affair in 1833 and lived as Mr and Mrs Booth, with Mrs Booth supporting Turner financially until his death in 1851
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