Two British landscapists.(John Constable and George Frederic Watts exhibits their paintings)

This summer exhibitions devoted to two very different styles of British landscape painting are on view. George Frederic Watts is best known for his portraits and allegorical works in a classical style, but he also produced many landscapes. The latter were triggered by his first visit to Tuscany in 1845, but he was equally content to paint other sites in Italy, the Greek islands, Egypt, the Alps, and the Scottish Highlands as well as scenes of the Surrey countryside where he lived.

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The Watts Gallery in Compton near Guildford is the venue for Painting the Cosmos: Landscapes by G. F. Watts, which can be seen from July 15 until November 20. Works in the gallery's collection will be shown alongside loans from the Tate, the Ashmolean Museum, and several private collections. In addition to finished oils some watercolor studies that have never before been exhibited will be on view. Allen Staley, one of the cocurators of the show, has said that this is "the world's first show of G. F. Watts's landscapes and our aim is to promote greater awareness of his work." An illustrated catalogue written by Staley and his co-curator Hilary Underwood is available from the Watts Gallery. It may be obtained by telephoning 44-1483-810235 or by sending an e-mail to wattsgallery@yahoo.co.uk.

The timing of the exhibition is important because, according to the gallery's director Perdita Hunt, the "Arts and Crafts home in Surrey, lovingly created by Watts and his wife, is falling apart.... This exhibition is the ...