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A Capital and Truly Valuable Collection of Original High-Finished Drawings, The Whole Executed by That Eminent Artist, The Younger Cozens, During a Tour Through the Tyrol and Italy, in Company with an Amateur of Distinguished Taste

Mr. Christie

Reference: Christie's, 10 April 1805

Lugt, Catalogues, no.6970

Copy consulted: Archive of Christie’s, London

The 94 lots of watercolours by John Robert Cozens (1752–97) consigned by his patron William Beckford (1760–1844) included five purchased by Dr Thomas Monro (1759–1833).

  • 4 – ‘The Villa Sanazzaro, shore of Posilipo, Naples’. Bought for £2 8s
  • 64 – ‘View in the Bay of Salerno – very fine’. Bought for £2 13s
  • 69 – ‘Astruni near Naples – a picturesque scene; tinted in a pleasing tone’. Bought for £3 13s
  • 72 – ‘View in the Bay of Salerno – very fine’. Bought for £5 10s
  • 93 – ‘SEPULCHRAL MONUMENT in the CAMPAGNA, near ROME – a noble drawing, executed with uncommon vigour and spirit, richly and harmoniously tinted; A CHEF D’OEUVRE’. Bought for £13 2s 6d