Norwich exhibition shows Turner views together for the first time

Four paintings of a double-span bridge over the River Thames by British artist JMW Turner, including one rarely seen in public, are to be exhibited together for the first time.

Turner (1775-1851 ) often painted the same view during his long career and he was particularly drawn to the bridges at Walton, Surrey, following his move to Isleworth, in the early 1800s.

The pictures will be part of a Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery exhibition exploring artists' approach to landscape from the 17th Century until today.

Curator Dr Francesca Vanke said the show was inspired by the "myriad ways Turner could make one place have all those different atmospheres".

"[It] got me thinking that every time we see a landscape we see something different.

"One person may see their ancestral home, another may think if I chop down those trees I can build a house, it's all about the same place but depending on who we are, so many things affect our gaze," she said.

The exhibition features seven oil paintings and nine other works by Turner, alongside landscapes by more than 40 artists.

It will trace the evolution of landscape art before and after the pivotal figure.