This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.

Overview: This show of 16 landscapes and seascapes included 5 recent acquisitions. It was the first of a proposed series of exhibitions of paintings selected from the British art collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon.

Organization: The exhibition was organized and installed by Ross Watson.

Attendance: 91,440

Catalog: J.M.W. Turner, A Selection of Paintings from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, by Ross Watson. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1968.