In addition to the Turner seascape, in which we can see early signs of the artist's late swirling abstractions, the MFAH show includes two rare hunting scenes by Gainsborough, and a thrilling Edwin Henry Landseer picture of a heron caught in the grip of a hawk.
WSJ: Rembrandt, Van Dyck, Gainsborough: The Treasures of Kenwood House, London | Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | Status Symbols | by Willard Spiegelman