A coming of age: British art

From Gainsborough’s elegant portraits of high society to Turner’s visionary landscapes, British art came of age in the late 18th and 19th centuries. At a time of rapid change in society shaped by empire, trade and enlightenment, innovative artists created a distinct school of British art. This tour looks at the wonderful rehang of paintings by British artists from Rococo to Romanticism.

After a successful legal career, Emma Matthews set up an art tours business in 2007, while doing a degree in the History of Art. Her passion for the National Gallery Collection shines through in her tours. Matthews constantly seeks to develop new ways of looking at art and understanding its meaning.