"Highly enjoyable and sharply written. Moorby sets out to examine the artists 'side by side instead of face to face' and helps us to see them in a refreshingly new light."--Bendor Grosvenor, Times (UK) "[Moorby's] approach, which allows each artist's work to be illuminated in terms of the other, provides a way of addressing what really matters in any artist's life story: the work they leave behind."--Ben Street, Times Literary Supplement "Sorting fact from fiction, Moorby offers a fresh perspective on [Turner and Constable's] careers while simultaneously charting the triumph of British landscape painting in the 18th century."-- Christie's "[A] full and perceptive study of two great artists."--Robin Simon, Literary Review "Moorby perceptively traces two mutually informative lives and careers, which have been followed individually many times before but never so fully in parallel."--Andrew Loukes, Art Newspaper "Moorby fuses diverse perspectives in order to preserve the thrill of hagiography without sacrificing integrity to sensationalist accounts."--Ella Nixon, The Critic "Elegantly written .

deeply satisfying. This book is a reminder that close attention to nature--and to brushstroke--can still move us."--Megan Fox Kelly, Observer , "Art Books Shaping Summer 2025".