Learn about the life, work and network of Victorian celebrities and their legacy in Surrey. The couple – professional craftswoman Mary Seton Watts and ‘England’s Michelangelo’ George Frederic Watts – worked in creative partnership at their studio-home in Compton, now Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village.

Explore Mary’s innovative ceramic work and pioneering suffrage activism, and George’s famous symbolist paintings and portrait collection, considering the global reach of their artistic visions and their influence on today’s culture.

Advance booking essential | Non-Member: £26; Member: £23

Where

The Guildford Institute

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When

  • From:
  • 30 Jun, 2025
  • To:
  • 30 Jun, 2025
  • Start time
  • 10:00
  • End time:
  • 13:00

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