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Dreweatts

Donnington Priory

Newbury, Berkshire

RG14 2JE

United Kingdom

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BRITISH SCHOOL (17TH CENTURY), PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF JOHN LOWTHER

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DANIEL GARDNER (BRITISH 1750-1805), PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN BESIDE A SADDLED BAY HUNTER

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Y FOLLOWER OF ANDREW PLIMER, PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A LADY

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JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER (BRITISH 1775-1851), TRAVELLERS PASSING A RUINED ABBEY

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JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER (BRITISH 1775-1851) TRAVELLERS PASSING A RUINED ABBEY IN SQUALLY WEATHER Watercolour on paper 18.5 x 26cm (7¼ x 10in.) Executed circa 1791 Provenance: The collection of N. H. Hinde His Sale, Christie's, London, Fine English Drawings and Watercolours, 12 July 1988, lot 65 Exhibited: London, Tate Britain, Turner & Constable: Rivals and Originals, 27 November 2025 - 12 April 2026, no. 5 Literature: A. Concannon, ed., et al., Turner & Constable: Rivals and Originals, London, 2025, p. 71. ill., no. 5 The present watercolour, which was included in the recent exhibition at the Tate Gallery, London 2026, no. 5, Turner and Constable, Rivals and Originals, was executed circa 1791 when Turner was around sixteen years old. A precocious talent, Turner was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools aged fourteen and while still a student became a regular exhibitor, exhibiting his first watercolour there in 1790 and his first oil painting in 1793. The subject of the ruined abbey may be an early attempt at a capriccio view, perhaps inspired by a subject Turner came across when staying with the Narraway Family, friends of his father's, in Bristol or inspired by his visits to Margate, Kent where he attended Coleman's school. Turner has contrasted the crumbling ruins of the Abbey with a gleaming new church glimpsed through the archway, the foliage of the tree on the left-hand side are typical of his early watercolours. The group of figures buffeted by a gust of wind, whilst endeavouring to restrain a misbehaving dog, are reminiscent of those executed by the humorous artist Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827). Interestingly in 1791, Turner's master Thomas Malton (1748-1804) was engaged in reproducing images after Rowlandson. Stylistically it is similar to Windy Day, Lullingstone Park, Kent, see A. Wilton, The Life and Works of J.M.W. Turner, London, 1979, no. 22. Condition Report: The watercolour is laid on a thin secondary sheet, an early arrangement. It is in good overall condition, there is a minor loss to the lower left corner and very small nick to the upper left corner. There is some staining from a previous acidic housing - visible in the lighter pigments in the upper right corner and some scattered light foxing in the blue pigment in the sky, and lower right edge, but this does not detract from the image. There is a light surface scratch, visible in a raking light running horizontally in the brickwork on the right, slight abrasion lower right corner. The colours are particularly strong and fresh. The watercolour is conservation housing. Condition Report Disclaimer

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JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER (BRITISH 1775-1851), CAMBRIDGE WITH KING'S COLLEGE CHAPEL

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JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER (BRITISH 1775-1851) CAMBRIDGE WITH KING'S COLLEGE CHAPEL Blue and grey wash over pencil on paper With early inscription Cambridge/Turner (on the reverse) 10 x 15cm (3¾ x 5¾in.) Together with the engraved image by T. Tagg, published 1 June 1795 (Rawlinson 19) (2) Literature: A. Wilton, J.M.W. Turner: His Life and Work, London and Fribourg, 1979, no. 106. The present drawing is a rediscovery, dateable to circa 1794, and is one of Turner's earliest engraved watercolours. Seventeen engravings after Turner, seven by T. Tagg, were published by Harrison & Co., London for The Pocket Magazine, The Ladies Pocket Magazine and Pocket Print Magazine between 1795 and 1796. The engravings depict views in Wales, London, Oxford, Windsor, Bath, Guildford, Northampton and Bristol. The preparatory pencil drawing in the Turner Bequest TB XXI-Z has an incised line that frames the drawing and may have been made in connection with the transfer of the subject to another sheet, probably the present watercolour. Turner executed two other views of King's College, Cambridge around this date, see Wilton, op.cit., nos .77 and 78. The view shows from left to right St Benet's Church, King's College Chapel and Great St Mary's Church, from the South-East with a game of cricket being played in the foreground. We are grateful to Ian Warrell for his help in cataloguing this watercolour. Condition Report: The sheet appears to be partly laid down on a secondary sheet, an early arrangement. It is fitted into an acidic mount from which we would advise removal. The sheet has discoloured, a little unevenly, from the acidic housing and there is scattered light foxing. Some slight fading to the more delicate pigments, though the palette would always have been muted. The engraving has discoloured overall and there is evidence of water stain along the upper edge. The engraving was not taken out of the frame in the preparation of this report. Condition Report Disclaimer

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ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN RUSKIN (BRITISH 1819-1900), A GROUP OF FOUR LANDSCAPES OF A CATHEDRAL

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ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN RUSKIN (BRITISH 1919-1900), A FRENCH STREET SCENE

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EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888), ROMAN CAMPAGNA

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RICHARD PARKES BONINGTON (BRITISH 1802-1828), FISHING BOATS AT ANCHOR

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THOMAS LEESON SCRASE ROWBOTHAM (1782-1853), STONEHENGE LOOKING WEST

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ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM HENRY HUNT (BRITISH 1790-1864), STUDY OF A RESTING INFANT

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ENGLISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY), FUNERAL OF SENOR FORTUNY AT ROME; TWO SKETCHES

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LADY CATHERINE VERNON HARCOURT (BRITISH 1811-1877), POMPEI AND VESUVIUS

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GIUSEPPE GHERARDI (ITALIAN 1788/90-1884), VEDUTA DELLA LOGGIA DEI LANZI

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LADY CATHERINE VERNON HARCOURT (BRITISH 1811-1877), ISOLA BELLA, LAKE COMO

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ITALIAN SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY), VIEW OF SAN GIORGIO MAGGIORE FROM THE DOGE'S PALACE

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CIRCLE OF THOMAS DANIELL (BRITISH 1749-1840) AND WILLIAM DANIELL (BRITISH 1769-1837), NEET ATOOR

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LIONEL PERCY SMYTHE (BRITISH 1839-1918), GIRL WITH A GREYHOUND OUTSIDE A CHATEAU

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CIRCLE OF SIR EDWARD COLEY BURNE-JONES (1833-1898), PORTRAIT OF MARGARET BURNE-JONES (1866-1953)

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WILLIAM LUCAS (BRITISH 1840-1895), PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH A BOOK

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λ DOUGLAS ION SMART (BRITISH 1879-1970), AFTER GEORGE CLAUSEN, A TWILIGHT INTERIOR

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λ PAUL SEGUIN BERTAULT (FRENCH 1869-1964), SORTIE DE L'OPERA, PARIS

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JOHN WILSON CARMICHAEL (BRITISH 1800-1868), BELOW WATERLOO BRIDGE; WHITEHALL GARDENSWatercolour

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CHARLES EDWARD DIXON (BRITISH 1872-1934), THE LOWER POOL

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λ CHARLES FREDERICK TUNNICLIFFE (BRITISH 1901-1978), A COVEY OF PATRIDGES, WITH A BOOK (2)

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