The references to Turner in Mrs. Fawkes’s diary for this time are extremely limited. We learn from it that the family came to the house in Grosvenor Place in March. On Sunday, 7th March, the entry runs: “Went with girls to Belgrave Chapel. Mr. Parker, Alston, Turner, and Mr. Miller dined with us.” The entry on Tuesday, 13th April, is: “Very wet day, Gallery opened in Grosvenor Place. 1st day.” During the next few weeks a number of dinner parties are recorded, but no names of the guests are mentioned. We may take it for granted that Turner was frequently present on these occasions. After the exhibition Mr. Fawkes had a catalogue published of the drawings included in the show. The catalogue was dedicated “To J. M. W. Turner, Esq., R.A., P.P.,” in the following graceful letter:-- “My dear Sir, “The unbought and spontaneous expression of the public opinion respecting my collection of water-colour drawings decidedly points out to whom this little catalogue should be inscribed. To you, therefore, I dedicate it: first, as an act of duty, and secondly, as an Offering of Friendship: for be assured I never can look at it without intensely feeling the delight I have experienced during the greater part of my life from the exercise of your talent, and the pleasure of your society. “That you may year after year reap an accession of fame and fortune is the anxious wish of “Your sincere friend, W. FAWKES.” “London, June, 1819. The family copy of this catalogue was illustrated with a frontispiece and two water-colours by Turner, one a view of _London from the Windows of 45, Grosvenor Place_, the other a view of the _Drawing-room of 45, Grosvenor Place_. To understand properly the importance of this exhibition to Turner’s reputation as a water-colour painter, we must bear in mind that since his election as a member of the Royal Academy he had been known to the public primarily as an oil painter; and he had held aloof from the newly-established Water-Colour Society, and had, therefore, no regular opportunities for submitting his water-colour drawings to the public. Mr. Fawkes’s friendly exhibition, held under the most fortunate social conditions, firmly established Turner’s position as the foremost water-colour painter of his time, and enabled him to produce, during the next twenty years, those marvellous series of drawings which are so eagerly sought after by collectors of the present day, and so warmly appreciated and enjoyed by all who care for the higher achievements of the Fine Arts.