Watercolour worlds: the vignettes of J.M.W. Turner & Beatrix Potter - Laing Art Gallery

This sit-down talk will explore two contrasting approaches to the small-scale watercolour vignette through the work of J.M.W. Turner, one of Britains best-known landscape painters, and Beatrix Potter, one of Britains best-loved childrens book illustrators. This talk, along with the exceptional loan of seven Turner watercolours from Tate for the exhibition Miniature Worlds: little landscapes from Thomas Bewick to Beatrix Potter , sees the Laing mark the 250th anniversary of Turners birth in 2025.

With Lizzie Jacklin, Keeper of Art at the Laing and curator of Miniature Worlds .

This talk is part of the events programme for the exhibition Miniature Worlds: little landscapes from Thomas Bewick to Beatrix Potter . Please note that if you would like to visit the exhibition before or after the talk, you will need to purchase an exhibition ticket on site.