04/08/2025 - 2025 is the 250th anniversary of the birth of J.M.W. Turner — the English Romantic painter known for his images of violent sea squalls, bucolic landscapes and otherworldly sunsets.
An artist whose medium was paint, but also light he features on the 20 pound note with the quote "light is therefore colour". Taken from an 1818 lecture by the painter referring to the innovative use of light, shade, colour and tone in his pictures.