The Sherborne unveils new artworks inspired by Ancient Rome's Ovid and Dorset's James Thornhill

A new season of exhibitions and displays, titled Of Myths and Murals, will see exciting new artworks unveiled exclusively at The Sherborne, Dorset. To mark the 300th anniversary of James Thornhill’s (1675/’76-1734) vivid mural depicting the epic Calydonian Boar Hunt from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, The Sherborne will pay homage to Dorset’s own master of baroque decorative painting with a corresponding piece created by Sir Quentin Blake (b.1932). Adorning the atrium staircase, Sir Quentin’s new mural, The Joy of the Frog, will be a playful counterpoint to Thornhill’s dramatic composition, bringing a contemporary burst of movement, humour and imagination to The Sherborne’s historic interior. “Installed during the 300th anniversary year of the completion of Sir James Thornhill’s The Calydonian Boar Hunt, it creates a wonderful juxtaposition between two very different worlds inspired by storytelling, transformation and spectacle,” says Liz Gilm