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Three Victorian Travellers exhibition at Mottisfont
25 January - 20 April: Step into a nineteenth-century world of art and adventure in this captivating exhibition at Mottisfont, featuring over 80 original artworks by three extraordinary Victorian watercolourists.
Exhibition
Art gallery open 11am-4.30pm daily (last entry 4pm).
Discover a nineteenth-century world of art and adventure in this captivating exhibition at Mottisfont, featuring 80 artworks by three extraordinary artists.
Albert Goodwin, Hercules Brabazon Brabazon and Walter Tyndale were also intrepid explorers who travelled widely, often to inaccessible places. Their depictions of foreign lands and the remarkable stories of their encounters abroad were keenly embraced by the newly wealthy and literate middle classes of late 19th and early 20th century England who eagerly embraced the delights of travel.
Though these paintings and precious personal items including Walter Tyndale’s diary and scrapbook, you can journey with these artists as they captured exotic scenes and landscapes, from Morocco and Cairo to Venice and Verona.
Three Victorian Artists brings together scenes from the vast continents of Europe, Africa and Asia – a lost world, seen through the eyes of these great Victorian watercolourists who captured in paint and words their extraordinary travels:
Discover bustling Middle Eastern markets and picturesque Italian harbours, a shadowy Cape Town docks lit by moonlight and Cairo’s medieval hulking Citadel, drenched in sunlight under an intense blue sky.
Alongside the paintings on show are a number of personal items belonging to Walter, including his suitcase, which reveals travelogues, scrapbooks of preliminary drawings, and diaries.
Helen Potts, Visitor Experience Manager: “‘This exhibition provides a delightful burst of warmth on a chilly spring day. The vibrant colours and historic vistas – awe-inspiring architecture, bustling markets and ancient artefacts - really draw you in. They’re a vivid expression of a world that no longer exists.”
Planning your visit
The exhibition is included with normal property admission (free for National Trust members, Art Fund members and under 5s). There is no need to book.
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