It’s not every day that my art is featured in The Times, but it was, on Thursday May 07 2026! The article, the subject of one of Carol Lewis’s “House Histories”, is a fascinating read about the history of Fetcham House, a property with JMW Turner connections, now the home of Bill and Betty Williams for whom I painted this house portrait.
HOUSE HISTORIES – Carol Lewis, property editor of The Times and The Sunday Times and winner of several awards including Columnist of the Year at the Property Press awards 2022.
Fetcham House — home to the doctor who treated King George’s madness
From a doctor who treated the madness of King George to a popular military hero; and a mother-and-son scale-making duo by way of some of history’s most famous artists — Fetcham House, a grade II listed house, known for many years as Fetcham Cottage, near Leatherhead in Surrey, has a longstanding reputation for attracting strong characters…
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Not only in The Times, but I feel incredibly honoured to have my Fetcham House painting featured in this new book on JMW Turner’s Surrey. Even more so to see it in the book alongside one of Turner’s paintings!
A snippet from Google…
J.M.W. Turner was a frequent visitor to Fetcham House in Surrey around 1800. He visited as a guest of Dr. Thomas Monro, an eminent London physician and key art patron whose summer residence was at the estate.
The Connection: Dr. Thomas Monro, who treated King George III, founded the “Monro Circle” and nurtured young artists like Turner. Turner, alongside Thomas Girtin, spent considerable time sketching and painting the estate and local landscapes.
The Artworks: Turner’s drawings of the estate resulted in celebrated scenes of Fetcham. His works are historically significant enough that steel engravings of his Fetcham Park drawing are preserved in The British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A).
Legacy: The picturesque 18th-century Georgian manor house continues to inspire artists, with contemporary watercolorists [me!] still actively re-creating Turner’s specific views of the property.
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