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Engravings, Drawings, & Books, by J. M. W. Turner, R.A. and Prof. Ruskin … Collected and for Sale by William Ward

William Ward, Richmond, London

Reference: William Ward, 1885

Copy consulted: Library of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, online at Internet Archive

‘Water-Colour Drawings J. M. W. Turner, R.A.’

  • 652 – ‘Southampton Water. Early Drawing in grey and blue. A good example of this period.’ 14 ¼ × 9 ½ in (36.2 × 24.1 cm) ‘26l. 5s’
  • 653 – ‘A Bridge Over a River (Italian?). Early Drawing in Indian ink. A good example.’ 9 ½ × 6 in (24.1 × 15.2 cm) ‘10l. 10s.’
  • 654 – ‘Tomb of Caius Sextus. An early Drawing in grey and blue.’ 8 ½ × 7 in (21.6 × 17.8 cm) ‘8l. 8s.’ (TG0544)
  • 655 – ‘The Coliseum at Rome. Early Drawing in grey and blue (From the Roupell Collection.) A fine example’. 19 × 14 ½ in (48.3 × 36.8 cm) ‘15l. 15s. Exhibited at the Grosvenor Gallery in 1878–9’ (TG0550)
  • 656 – ‘Ruins at Rome. Early Drawing in grey (unfinished). Showing Turner’s method of work at this time.’ 23 × 16 in (58.4 × 40.6 cm) ‘10l. 10s.’
  • 657 – ‘A Drummer-Boy (Coldstream Foot Guards). Etched by Dayes. The landscape background and colouring done by Turner when a boy for Mr. Colnaghi. From the Duke of York’s Collection. A great curiosity.’ 10 ½ × 6 ½ in (26.7 × 16.5 cm) ‘5l. 5s’
  • 658 – ‘Officer Saluting (Coldstream Foot Guards). With a landscape background, etched by Dayes and coloured by Turner when a boy for Mr. Colnaghi. From the Duke of York’s Collection. A great curiosity.’ 11 × 6 ¾ in (27.9 × 17.2 cm) ‘5l. 5s.’
  • 664 – ‘A Swiss Scene. Sketch in Indigo. “Presented by the Rev. Chas. Kingsley to Aaron Penley”.’ 6 ¾ × 4 ¾ in (27.9 × 17.2 cm) ‘3l. 3s.’
  • 666 – ‘The Temple of Vesta. An early Drawing.’ 14 ½ × 10 ½ in (36.8 × 26.7 cm) ‘10l. 10s.’

Thomas Girtin

  • 673 – ‘Mr. Munro’s House at Finchley. A most interesting example of Girtin’s work. Signed.’ 14 ¼ × 10 ¾ in (36.2 × 27.3 cm) ‘12l. 12s’ (TG1573)
  • 674 – ‘Paris. View of the Pont du Change from the Pont de Notre Dame. Bistre. Framed.’ 19 × 9 in (48.3 × 22.9 cm) ‘5l. 5s.’
  • 675 – ‘An Early Architectural Drawing (A Country House and Grounds).’ 20 × 16 in (50.8 × 40.6 cm) ‘5l. 5s.’
  • 676 – ‘A Village by a River, with Bridge and Figures.’ 21 × 13 in (53.3 × 33 cm) ‘21l.’
  • 677 – ‘A Village by a River, with Bridge and Hills Beyond. In fine preservation. A blue Girtin.’ 14 ½ × 9 in (36.8 × 22.9 cm) ‘52l. 10s.’
  • 678 – ‘Landscape, with Hills in Distance. A brown Girtin.’ 18 × 11 in (45.7 × 27.9 cm) ‘15l. 15s.’
  • 679 – ‘A Windmill. Evening.’ 11 ¼ × 8 ½ in (28.6 × 21.6 cm) ‘5l. 5s.’

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