Turner's Water-Colours at Farnley Hall — John Shaqi
Turner's Water-Colours at Farnley HallFinberg, A. J. (Alexander Joseph)
History
Turner's Water-Colours at Farnley Hall
Finberg, A. J. (Alexander Joseph)
Fawkes, Walter Ramsden Hawksworth, 1769-1825 -- Art collections; Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851
In 1822 the family arrived at Grosvenor Place on 10th April. On Sunday,
the 14th, “Mr. Alston, Turner and G. Wentworth dined with us.” The 20th
of June was a great day for the family. On that day Miss Anne Fawkes,
the youngest of Mr. Fawkes’s daughters by his first marriage, was
married to Mr. Godfrey Wentworth, of Woolley Park, co. York. There were
twenty-three guests present at the dinner given in honour of this event,
among them several Lords and Ladies and “Mr. Turner.” The entry in the
diary on this day is brief but eloquent. It runs: “Anne and Godfrey
married. A very long day. Had a large party to dinner. All tipsey.”
Turner’s name does not appear in the diary during the whole of 1823, nor
in 1824 till the end of the year, when he went to Farnley for nearly a
month. The following entries speak for themselves:--
“Friday, 19 Nov. 1824. Turner came.
Tuesday, 14 Dec. ” Mr. Turner went away.
Monday, 3 Jan. 1825. Left Farnley for Baker
Street.
Thursday, 6 ” ” Arrived in London.
Saturday, 8 ” ” Mr. Parker and Turner
came to dinner.
Sunday, 9 ” ” Foggy, nasty day. Mr.
Turner dined with us.
Sunday, 16 ” ” Mr. Turner dined with
us.
Sunday, 30 ” ” Walked to Hanover
Square to see the
Wentworths. Mr.
Turner dined with us.
Monday, 31 ” ” Mr. Sapio came to teach
Eliza. Hawksworth
went to Windsor.
Turner and Mr.
Woodhouse dined
with us. H.’s birthday.
Sunday, 6 Feb. ” Turner dined with us.
Sunday, 20 ” ” Mr. Lister, Turner and
Dr. Bree dined.
Wednesday, 2 March ” Walter’s birthday.
Charles and Fanny
Brandling, Mr. Creevy,
Turner, Mr. Alston
and Rowland
dined with us.
Sunday, 13 March, 1825. Mr. Parker and Mr.
Turner dined with us
and John Ibbetson
and Mr. Wharton.
Sunday, 3 April ” Turner, Anne and
Godfrey dined with
us. * * * Went to
Baker Street Chapel
with Fanny and Eliza.
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