foreground with a gaily dressed group of figures.
30. SALTASH. 1825. (Plate XXI.) J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
10½ in. × 16 in. Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A._, 25.”
Engraved by W. R. Smith, and published in “England and Wales” series,
1827. Moon’s Gallery, 1833 (Windus); Manchester, 1857 (D. R. Davies);
Christie’s, 1865 (Knowles), 1872 (Leyland), 1908 (S. G. Holland), May
1917 (Beecham).
Harbour in front with many rowing-boats crowded with women and
soldiers; town in distance, partly hidden by man-of-war; hulks on left.
31. LOWESTOFT. _Circa_ 1835. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
10¾ in. × 16¾ in. Engraved by W. R. Smith, and published in “England
and Wales” series, 1837. Exhibited Worcester, 1882, and R.A., 1891
(Mrs. Sale); Christie’s, 9 July, 1915.
Lighthouse to right on cliff; town on left in deep shadow; rough sea
in front with boats and wreckage; crescent moon.
32. SCARBOROUGH. 1818. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
10¾ in. × 15½ in. Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner_, 1818.”
Once in Mr. Ruskin’s Collection. Guildhall, 1899 (130), lent by Mr.
Arthur Severn.
Distant view of town and cliff; two ladies in summer costume among
rocks in foreground on the left; a starfish on the sand.
33. COVENTRY. _Circa_ 1832. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
11¼ in. × 17⅛ in. Engraved by S. Fisher, and published in “England and
Wales” series, 1834. Moon’s Gallery, 1833 (C. Heath); Christie’s, 1877
(Munro of Novar), 11 May, 1917 (Mrs. C. W. Lea).
Town in distance with three spires; two coaches on hollow road in
foreground to right; donkeys, cattle and sheep in foreground to left.
34. LAKE OF THUN. 1809. (Plate VI.) J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
15 in. × 22 in. Signed and dated, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A., P.P._,
1809.” Painted for Sir John E. Swinburne. R.A., 1887 (Miss Julia
Swinburne); Christie’s, 26 May, 1916 (Miss Isabel Swinburne).
View looking across lake to mountains in distance; stretch of sandy
beach in foreground with figures, boats, and merchandise; buildings on
right.
35. ROLANDSWERTH NUNNERY AND DRACHENFELS. 1817. (Plate IX.)
J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
7½ in. × 12 in. From the Farnley Collection. R.A., 1899 (No. 68);
Christie’s, 1890 (Fawkes). Afterwards in collection of Sir Donald
Currie.
Castle of Rolandseck on rock to left, with the Nunnery of Rolandswerth
in centre at its base; beyond, on right, the Castle of Drachenfels;
figures towing a boat in foreground on left; sailing-boat in
mid-stream. View from near Oberwinter, looking north.
36. VALE OF PEVENSEY, FROM ROSEHILL PARK. _Circa_ 1816.
J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
15 in. × 22 in. A privately printed plate engraved in aquatint by J.
C. Stadler, and printed in colours. International Exhibition, 1862;
R.A., 1886 (Sir A. Acland-Hood, Bt., inherited from Mr. J. Fuller, of
Rosehill); Christie’s, 4 April, 1908 (93).
Slopes of wooded park in front, looking across country to the sea;
Beachy Head in distance; summer-house on hill to right; labourers and
sheep in foreground.
37. MAYENCE. 1817. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
8¾ in. × 14 in. From the Farnley Collection. R.A., 1889 (? 25); R.A.,
1891 (92); Christie’s, 1890 (Fawkes), 1912 (J. E. Taylor).
View looking up river towards the bridge of boats, with town on left;
hay-barge in foreground, with two other boats beyond. Sunset effect.
38. HIGH TORR, DERBYSHIRE. P. DE WINT
16¼ in. × 23 in. Perhaps the drawing exhibited at the Society of
Painters in Water-Colours, 1829, as “Matlock High Tor” (No. 135).
River in foreground with mountain on left; cows in water on left bank,
road with several figures on it in foreground on right.
39. THE RAINBOW. _Circa_ 1840. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
9¼ in. × 11¾ in. Christie’s, July 1912 (J. E. Taylor).
View over flat country, with a tower in distance; fiery sky and
rainbow.
40. SUNSET ON ST. PETER’S, ROME. J. R. COZENS
10 in. × 14⅝ in. R.A., 1891, No. 24 (C. Morland Agnew).
Stone-pines in foreground, with shadows coming towards spectator; St.
Peter’s seen through the trees in distance, with sun setting above it;
deer in foreground on right.
41. IN THE FARNESINA GARDENS, ROME. (Plate XXVIII.) J. R. COZENS
9¾ in. × 14½ in.
Tomb among trees with gnarled trunks; campanile and trees in distance.
42. VILLA NEGRONI, ROME. (Plate XXIX.) J. R. COZENS
10⅛ in. × 14½ in. R.A., 1891, No. 19, “Italian Landscape” (C. Morland
Agnew).
Grove of pines and cypresses on brow of hill, with statue, and sheep
feeding; ruins and distant mountains beyond.
43. A SWISS VALLEY. (Plate XXVII.) J. R. COZENS
13 in. × 20½ in. Probably a scene at the Italian side of the Splügen
Pass. There is a copy, in blue and black, of a similar view at Turner
House, Penarth, attributed to Turner, which is described as “Near
Chiavenna.”
Winding streams between mountains; snow-clad peaks in distance.
44. LAKE ALBANO. J. R. COZENS
17¼ in. × 25 in.
Castel Gandolfo on hill in middle distance to the right; group of
large trees in foreground beside a road on which a man is driving
goats. Sunset.
45. LAKE NEMI, 1790. (Plate XXX.) J. R. COZENS
14½ in. × 21 in. Signed and dated, “_John Cozens_, 1790.” I have
seen copies in blue and black by Girtin or Turner of this drawing.
Lake in centre, surrounded by steep wooded banks; the town of Gensano
on hill in middle distance, with the Mediterranean beyond. Buildings
with pines and cypresses on right in foreground.
46. TEMPLE OF CERES, PÆSTUM. J. R. COZENS
10 in. × 14½ in.
Ruins standing dark against gloomy sunset.
47. CONVENT AT VIETRI. J. R. COZENS
10⅛ in. × 14½ in.
Convent in centre among trees; another convent and buildings on brow
of hill beyond; small stream in foreground in centre.
48. ISOLA BELLA, LAGO MAGGIORE. J. R. COZENS
10 in. × 14¾ in.
Terrace in foreground with building on left; two figures against the
balustrade on right; mountains beyond lake with snow-clad peaks.
49. MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE AND LAKE. 1788. F. WHEATLEY, R.A.
12 in. × 18½ in. Signed, “_F. W._, 1788.”
Lake surrounded by mountains, with ferry and cows in foreground on
right. Probably an Irish scene.
50. A WELSH VILLAGE. J. C. IBBETSON
7¼ in. × 9¾ in.
Two women spinning outside a cottage; others at work in distance.
51. WEST FRONT, TOWN HALL, BATH, 1777. T. MALTON, Junr.
12¾ in. × 18⅞ in. Signed and dated, “_T. Malton_, 1777.”
“Hancock” and “White Lion Inn and Tavern” on building on left, at
which a coach has stopped; the Town Hall beyond; Bath Abbey faces the
spectator at the end of the street.
52. STOWMARKET. PAUL SANDBY, R.A.
12½ in. × 18¼ in.
Town near centre in middle distance, with hills beyond; woman milking
cow in foreground; trees and barns behind her and a gateway leading
into town.
53. MALMESBURY ABBEY. 1794. (Plate II.) J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
14 in. × 10¼ in. Signed and dated, “_Turner_, 1794.” R.A., 1887;
Christie’s, 1912 (J. E. Taylor).
View of abbey with ruined arch; hayrick on right and a pig feeding;
milkman and dog in centre.
54. LLANRWST BRIDGE. J. C. IBBETSON
7¼ in. × 9¾ in.
Women washing clothes beside river; some at tubs set on trestles, some
standing in the water; bridge beyond, and mountains.
55. PULTENEY BRIDGE, BATH. 1777. T. MALTON, Junr.
12¾ in. × 19 in. Signed and dated, “_T. Malton_, 1777.”
Building with domes and columns on left of roadway; “Wicksteed, Seal
Engraver” over portico; figures and a one-horse chaise on roadway;
glimpse of a distant hill on left.
56. RICHMOND HILL, 1798. J. I. RICHARDS, R.A.
12¾ in. × 20⅛ in.
Trees on left, with houses on right; other houses seen through trees
in middle distance.
57. FOUNTAINS ABBEY. THOMAS GIRTIN
18¼ in. × 12⅝ in.
The ruins of the eastern transept and Lady Chapel.
58. OFF THE COAST OF BUTE. J. T. SERRES
9¾ in. × 16½ in. Signed, “_J. T. Serres, fect._”
Shipping in foreground; distant mountains with clouds floating across
them.
59. MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE, WITH CASTLE. PAUL SANDBY, R.A.
12¾ in. × 20½ in.
Castle on rock; bridge with stream and cascade at foot of rock on
left; lady on horseback talking to woman and child in foreground.
60. PRISON OF THE CONCIERGERIE, PARIS. H. EDRIDGE, A.R.A.
13½ in. × 19½ in.
Prison on left; mounted cuirassiers passing along the quay; bridge in
middle distance.
61. CASSIOBURY. THOMAS HEARNE
12¾ in. × 9¾ in.
Scene in the park, with road running between tall trees; felled timber
lying on left of road; wagon passing down the road.
62. THE PRIORY CHURCH, TYNEMOUTH. _Circa_ 1798. EDWARD DAYES
19½ in. × 14½ in. Signed and dated, “_E. Dayes_, 1798 (?)”--the
last figure is covered by the mount. Engraved in John Britton’s
“Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain.”
Ruins seen through archway.
63. FISHING-BOATS ON THE SCHELDT. N. POCOCK
10 in. × 16 in. Signed, “_N. Pocock_.”
Boats in a choppy sea; storm effect.
64. THE SWAN INN, EDMONTON. (Plate XXV.) PAUL SANDBY, R.A.
14 in. × 21⅜ in.
Roadway in centre with figures, buildings on either side; sign of the
Swan Inn in middle distance on the left.
65. BALA LAKE. JOHN VARLEY
12½ in. × 17⅝ in.
Lake in centre, with mountains reflected in its waters; evening effect.
66. BEN VENUE, FROM LANRICK. (Plate XLI.) G. F. ROBSON
18¼ in. × 25¾ in. Perhaps the drawing entitled “Ben Venue, from the
head of Loch Achray,” exhibited by Robson at the Society of Painters in
Water-Colours, 1815 (No. 312).
The mountain in distance with Loch Achray near foreground.
67. HOPE DALE, DERBYSHIRE. J. C. IBBETSON
12¼ in. × 17¼ in.
Horse and cart with figures coming up road on the right; distant
valley in centre, with mountains beyond.
68. PASTORAL SCENE. J. C. IBBETSON
12 in. × 16 in. Signed and dated, “_J. Ibbetson_, 1798.”
Four cows lying in foreground, with boy talking to a woman; houses
among trees beyond on right.
69. COUNTRY LANE, HARROW. H. EDRIDGE, A.R.A.
10¼ in. × 16 in.
Horse and cart on road to left; stream with overhanging trees on
right; houses among trees in centre.
70. THE PILOT BOAT. (Plate XLII.) COPLEY FIELDING
24½ in. × 38½ in. Signed and dated, “_Copley Fielding_, 1831
(_?_).” Perhaps the “Vessels in a Stiff Breeze off Calshot Castle,
Hampshire,” exhibited at the Society of Painters in Water-Colours, 1832
(No. 112).
Two boats in a stiff sea, with men-of-war in the offing.
71. A WELSH RIVER. JOHN VARLEY
10⅜ in. × 21½ in. Signed, “_J. Varley_.”
Road on left beside river in foreground; range of jagged peaks beyond
which catch the rays of the setting sun.
72. CARNARVON CASTLE. J. B. PYNE
11¾ in. × 26 in.
Ship unloading beneath walls of the Castle; castle near the centre,
with distant coast on right.
73. MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE, WITH LAKE. JOHN VARLEY
9 in. × 12⅝ in.
Lake containing two small islands, surrounded by mountains.
74. GORMIRE LAKE, YORKSHIRE. (Plate XXXIV.) J. S. COTMAN
14½ in. × 21½ in. This is probably the drawing exhibited at the Royal
Academy in 1804 as “Gormire, Yorkshire” (No. 928).
Man carrying two oars on his shoulder and a woman stooping in
foreground, at edge of the lake; three cows standing in shallow water
on right; cliffs beyond. Gormire Lake is the only considerable “tarn”
of the East Yorkshire hills.
75. RIVER SCENE, WITH ROUND TOWER. P. DE WINT
12 in. × 18 in.
Buildings with tower seen through trees; stream with small bridge in
foreground.
76. SEAFORD, FROM NEWHAVEN PIER. COPLEY FIELDING
25 in. × 38 in. Signed and dated, “_Copley Fielding_, 1830
(_?_).” Exhibited Royal Academy, 1908 (No. 222); in the catalogue
the date is said to be 1858, but Fielding died in 1855. Perhaps the
“Pier at Newhaven, Sussex,” exhibited at the Society of Painters
in Water-Colours, 1830 (No. 85); or “Scene at Entrance of Newhaven
Harbour,” exhibited in 1831 (No. 161).
A rough sea with pier-head on left; ships on right; town and line of
coast in distance; blue sky, flecked with clouds.
77. KINGLEY VALE, WITH CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL IN THE DISTANCE.
(Plate XL.) WILLIAM TURNER of Oxford
10¾ in. × 16¾ in. Signed, “_W. Turner_.” Exhibited at the Society
of Painters in Water-Colours, 1851 (No. 197). Kingley Valley is at the
foot of Bow Hill, West Sussex, four miles N.N.W. of Chichester.
Shepherd and sheep in foreground; beyond, dark masses of foliage,
a valley, and gently sloping hills; spire of cathedral and sea in
distance.
78. BRIDGE OVER RIVER NEAR A TOWN. (Plate XXXIII.) J. S. COTMAN
13¾ in. × 21¼ in. Signed, “_J. S. Cotman_, 1803.”
River running across drawing in foreground; bridge on left, with town
beyond. This is, I think, the old Welsh Bridge at Shrewsbury.
79. COAST SCENE. SAMUEL PROUT
10¼ in. × 17 in. Signed with monogram, “_S.P._”
Fishermen dragging a net beside a wooden breakwater; two vessels fully
rigged in middle distance; flight of seagulls.
80. CONWAY. W. PAYNE
12 in. × 16½ in. Signed, “_W. Payne_.”
Looking down on the castle from heights above; the sea in distance
with Great Orme’s Head on right.
81. CISSBURY: EARLY MORNING. H. G. HINE
7¾ in. × 18¼ in. Signed and dated, “_H. G. Hine_. 1865.”
Sheep entering valley in foreground, followed by shepherd and dog;
mists rising round Cissbury Hill; pale crescent moon above.
82. BEESTON CASTLE. (Plate XLIV.) T. COLLIER
22½ in. × 35¼ in. Signed and dated, “_Thos. Collier_. 1877” (or
’71).
The castle in middle distance on left; flock of sheep in meadow in
foreground; a small stream, bordered with trees, runs across the
picture on the right.
83. CHANCTONBURY RING. H. G. HINE
11½ in. × 21½ in. Signed and dated, “_H. G. Hine_. 1874.”
Hayricks, cottages and trees, with range of hills beyond: a sunny
early morning.
84. CARNARVON. W. PAYNE
11¾ in. × 16½ in. Signed, “_W. Payne_.”
Shepherd with sheep and dog on road in foreground, with large,
overhanging trees; castle in middle distance.
85. TEMPLE OF BAALBEC. DAVID ROBERTS, R.A.
13 in. × 19 in. Pencil on grey paper, with touches of body-colour.
Inscribed, “Ruins of the Eastern Portico of the Temple of Baalbec. May
6th, 1839. David Roberts, R.A.”
Figures seated on ruins in foreground, and a small group on the right.
86. FOLKESTONE. (Plate XXXIX.) SAMUEL PROUT
18 in. × 25 in.
Roughly built wooden houses in foreground on the shore; church in
distance, above on the left; cliffs in centre, with sea on right.
87. CISSBURY: MIST RISING. H. G. HINE
13 in. × 19 in. Signed, “_H. G. Hine, Cisbury Camp_.”
Mists rising round the hill; moon and star above.
88. GRANADA. (Plate XLIII.) DAVID ROBERTS, R.A.
15¾ in. × 11 in. Inscribed, “Granada.” Roberts was in Granada in 1833.
River running through the town; bridge in middle distance, with
buildings and tall tower on right.
89. ITALICA, BIRTHPLACE OF THE EMPEROR TRAJAN. W. E. LOCKHART
14 in. × 21½ in. Signed and dated, “_W. E. Lockhart, R.H.A._,
1870-83.” Inscribed, “Italica. Birthplace of the Emperor Tragan”
[_sic!_].
Peasant with two oxen on road in foreground; buildings on slight
eminence on left.
90. HARVEST TIME. T. COLLIER
91. ACROSS THE HEATH. E. M. WIMPERIS
9½ in. × 14 in. Signed with initials, “_E. M. W._”
Horse and cart with two men on common in foreground; a forked road
leading over ridge of hill near centre; roofs of houses and tops of
trees seen over crest of hill, with mountains beyond.
92. LANDSCAPE, WITH RABBITS. DAVID COX
6 in. × 9¼ in.
Rabbits on hill-side, with foxgloves; distant hills.
93. ETON PLAYING-FIELDS. DAVID COX
6¾ in. × 9¾ in.
Buildings and trees, with visitors.
94. ROUNDING OLD CALAIS PIER: A CALM. DAVID COX
7¼ in. × 10¾ in. Signed, “_D. Cox_,” with (?) “1832.” Probably
exhibited at Society of Painters in Water-Colours, 1833.
Pier on right with many figures; two sailing vessels with sails set
arriving at pier in centre; two fishing-boats nearer foreground.
Sunset.
95. RIVER SCENE: SUNSET. G. BARRET
5¾ in. × 8¾ in.
Two boats on centre of river, with trees on bank to left; storm-clouds
passing over crescent moon.
96. WELSH RIVER SCENE. DAVID COX
6¾ in. × 8½ in. Signed and dated, “_D. Cox_, 1827.” Engraved in
“The Social Day.”
97. SUNSET. R. P. BONINGTON
5½ in. × 7½ in.
Cattle near foreground; distant trees dark against sunset sky; flight
of birds on right.
98. STOKESAY CASTLE. DAVID COX
5¼ in. × 7¾ in.
Peasant woman and girl carrying bundles on road in foreground; castle
beyond, on right, with dark mountains in distance. Stormy sky.
99. THE MOUTH OF THE THAMES: A GREY DAY. DAVID COX
6¾ in. × 10 in. Signed and dated, “_D. Cox_, 1832.”
Passengers in rowing-boat, with sailing vessels beyond.
100. ON THE MOSELLE. P. DE WINT
8½ in. × 12¾ in.
Road leading to village, with church-spire and castle on left; river
on right, with rocky banks.
101. BARNARD CASTLE. P. DE WINT
5¼ in. × 9¾ in.
Ruins of castle on hill in distance to right; rocks and trees in
foreground.
102. LANDSCAPE, WITH CASTLE. DAVID COX
7¼ in. × 10½ in. Query, Powys Castle.
Castle among trees, seen from above; shepherd and dog in foreground;
mountain ranges in distance.
103. UNDERCLIFF, VENTNOR. P. DE WINT
10¼ in. × 13½ in.
Figure sketching in foreground, among rocks.
104. ON THE MOOR. T. COLLIER
6½ in. × 9½ in.
A stretch of moorland, with moving clouds.
105. THE MID-DAY MEAL. J. LINNELL
4 in. × 7 in. Signed, “_J. Linnell_.”
Figures seated under a tree.
106. THE QUAY. DAVID COX
5½ in. × 8½ in.
Quay of red brick and stone, with crane on it; barges moored beside it.
107. WARWICK CASTLE. G. BARRET
7 in. × 10 in. Signed and dated, “_Geo. Barret_. 1821” (or 1826).
River in foreground; castle seen against the sunset.
108. THE CASTLE BY THE RIVER. JOHN VARLEY
5¾ in. × 10¼ in.
Castle with trees on a hill; bridge in middle distance; distant blue
mountains. A composition.
109. A RUINED ABBEY. DAVID ROBERTS, R.A.
8¼ in. × 11¼ in. Signed, “_D. Roberts, R.A._” Chalk on grey paper,
heightened in parts with body-colour.
Evidently Melrose Abbey.
110. DRAWING-ROOM AT CASSIOBURY, 1821. W. HUNT
9¾ in. × 13¼ in. Signed and dated, “_W. Hunt_. 1821.”
Windows on left, fireplace and wall covered with pictures on right;
round mahogany table in centre. Trees of the park seen through window
at end of room.
111. IN KENSINGTON GARDENS. T. HEARNE
7¼ in. × 10⅛ in. Signed, “_T. Hearne_.”
Road, bordered with trees, in centre, running into drawing; group of
haymakers in middle distance on left.
112. LAKE SCENE. JOHN VARLEY
8¼ in. × 13¼ in.
Ruined castle on lake, which is surrounded by mountains.
113. IN A NORMANDY TOWN. SAMUEL PROUT
10¼ in. × 7½ in. Signed, “_S. Prout_.”
Figures outside doorway of a picturesque old French house.
114. HAMPSTEAD. W. OLIVER
8¼ in. × 12½ in. Signed, “_William Oliver_.”
Looking over the heath towards Harrow; figures in sandpits in
foreground.
115. A GORGE. _Circa_ 1835. (Plate XXIV.) J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
13½ in. × 9¼ in. Christie’s, 1912 (J. E. Taylor).
Mountain torrent rushing down among rocks. Perhaps one of the Falls of
the Reichenbach.
116. THE THAMES, NEAR WALTON. P. DE WINT
8½ in. × 17½ in.
River in foreground, with barges and rowing-boats.
117. A SCENE FROM A WINDOW OF MICEAS COURT, HEREFORDSHIRE.
T. HEARNE
7½ in. × 10½ in. Signed, “_T. Hearne_.”
Winding river with steep banks running into picture on right; cattle
and trees in foreground.
118. CASSIOBURY. T. HEARNE
10¼ in. × 13¾ in. Signed and dated, “_T. Hearne_. 1805.”
Small bridge with figures in foreground; trees on either side;
Cassiobury House in middle distance on slope.
119. OLD GATEWAY, NORMANDY. SAMUEL PROUT
10¼ in. × 7½ in. Signed, “_S. Prout_.”
Companion to No. 113. Peasants under archway, ornamented with
wood-carvings.
120. LOCH LEVEN CASTLE. JOHN VARLEY
7 in. × 10½ in.
Castle in centre against sunset sky; river on right, with blue
mountains in distance.
121. DURHAM. DAVID ROBERTS, R.A.
6½ in. × 9¾ in. Inscribed, “Durham, Sep. 14th, 1836.”
Cathedral and castle in centre, with river and bridge on right.
122. LEYTON, ESSEX. 1830. (Plate XXXVIII.) JOHN VARLEY
10 in. × 16⅛ in. Signed, “_J. Varley_.”
Figures on road, running into picture on left; row of old houses on
right; sunny effect with strong shadows cast over roadway.
123. LANDSCAPE WITH COTTAGE. JOHN CONSTABLE, R.A.
4¾ in. × 5½ in.
Cottage among trees; a rapid sketch.
124. THE STORM. J. LINNELL
4¼ in. × 7 in. Signed, “_J. Linnell_.”
Flock of sheep on road in centre; large tree dark against stormy sky.
125. CHARLES V. VISITING FRANCIS I. AFTER THE BATTLE OF PAVIA.
R. P. BONINGTON
5 in. × 6½ in. Lithographed by Harding, 1829, when the drawing was in
the possession of Clarkson Stanfield.
Francis in bed; attendant with green dress holding a dog in
foreground; Charles V. standing on other side of bed in shadow.
126. RHEINFELS CASTLE. _Circa_ 1835. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
6 in. × 9 in. “Dib” written in pencil in foreground.
River in foreground with high mountain on right; buildings beyond at
foot of another hill, surmounted by ruined buildings.
127. MOUTH OF THE GRAND CANAL. _Circa_ 1841. (Plate
XXIII.)
J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
8½ in. × 12½ in. Once in collection of the Rt. Hon. W. F. D. Smith,
M.P. Christie’s, May 1917 (Beecham).
The Dogana on right, with church of San Giorgio Maggiore beyond; tall
buildings on left.
128. CHURCH OF ST. LAWRENCE, EVESHAM, AS SEEN THROUGH TOWER GATEWAY,
1793. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
8¼ in. × 10½ in.
Woman seated in foreground sketching.
129. FLORENCE FROM FIESOLE. _Circa_ 1817. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
5½ in. × 8½ in. Signed, “_Turner, R.A._” Engraved by W. R. Smith
for “A Picturesque Tour of Italy, from drawings made in 1816-1817, by
James Hakewill, Archt.” Christie’s, 1869 (Dillon); Ruskin Collection,
F.A.S., 1878; Glasgow, 1901 (A. T. Hollingsworth); Christie’s, May 1908
(Humphrey Roberts).
View taken from the garden of the Franciscan convent at Fiesole.
130. LAKE OF LUCERNE: BRUNNEN IN THE DISTANCE. _Circa_ 1840. (Plate
XX.) J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
9 in. × 11½ in. Query the drawing sold at Christie’s, 1909
(Nettlefold), as “View on the Rhine.”
The two Mythens in the distance; view from near Treib.
131. ALPINE SCENE. _Circa_ 1835. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
4¾ in. × 6¾ in.
Study of a glacier.
132. WILDERNESS OF SINAI. _Circa_ 1832. (Plate XIX.)
J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
5½ in. × 7¾ in. Engraved in Finden’s “Landscape Illustrations of the
Bible,” from a sketch by Major Felix. Christie’s, 1875 (Levy).
View of the rock said to have been struck by Moses; Arabs in
foreground.
133. SWISS LANDSCAPE. _Circa_ 1835. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
8 in. × 12½ in.
Stream in foreground; mountains beyond.
134. TURIN, FROM THE CHURCH OF THE SUPERGA. _Circa_ 1818.
J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
5½ in. × 8½ in. Signed, “_J. M. W. Turner_.” Engraved by J. Mitam
for “A Picturesque Tour of Italy, from drawings made in 1816-1817, by
James Hakewill, Archt.” Ruskin Collection, F.A.S., 1878.
City of Turin below; the river Po winding through valley, and beyond,
the rugged snow-clad chain of Alps.
135. ALPINE STREAM. _Circa_ 1840. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
9 in. × 11⅜ in.
Castle on cliff with mountain range beyond; houses at entrance of
defile on the right; streams in foreground.
136. STEETON MANOR, NEAR FARNLEY. _Circa_ 1818. (Plate
XVIII.)
J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
4 in. × 5⅛ in. From Farnley Collection; R.A., 1889 (J. Irvine Smith).
Steeton Manor House is nearer Skipton than Farnley.
Garden enclosed by wall in front of house; a woman hanging out clothes
to dry, some clothes lying on ground. Evening sky.
137. LAKE OF NEMI. _Circa_ 1818. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
5½ in. × 8⅜ in. Signed, “_J. M. W. Turner, R.A._” Engraved by
T. Page, for “A Picturesque Tour of Italy, from drawings made in
1816-1817, by James Hakewill, Archt.” Ruskin Collection, F.A.S., 1878;
Guildhall, 1899.
Town of Gensano and Convent of the Capuchins on right; Monte Circello
and the Mediterranean in distance.
138. EHRENBREITSTEIN. _Circa_ 1840. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
8½ in. × 11 in.
River in foreground; fortress in middle distance, towards the right.
139. OLD ABBEY, EVESHAM. 1793. (Plate I.) J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
8¼ in. × 10¾ in. Signed, “_W. Turner_. 1793.”
Arch of old abbey in foreground, with Church of St. Lawrence in
distance.
140. WINCHELSEA CHURCH. _Circa_ 1796. THOMAS GIRTIN
8¾ in. × 5¼ in. Blue and grey wash. From James Moore, Miss Miller, and
Girtin Collections.
Part of church on right; figure seated on stone in foreground.
141. ST. AUGUSTINE’S PRIORY, CANTERBURY. _Circa_ 1796. THOMAS GIRTIN
6⅛ in. × 8⅝ in. From a sketch by James Moore, now in the Ashmolean
Museum. From James Moore and Miss Miller Collections.
Priory in centre, with trees on right; two cows and peasant in smock
with pole and pail in foreground.
142. A SUFFOLK VILLAGE. THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH, R.A.
5⅜ in. × 8 in.
A drawing in black, white, and red chalks on grey paper.