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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.

143. CRUMMOCK WATER. R. R. REINAGLE, R.A.

6¾ in. × 10 in. Signed and dated, “_R. R. Reinagle_, 18--” (the last two figures are hidden by the mount).

Cottages with tall trees on left; horse and cart on roadway in centre; bend of river on right, with distant mountains.

144. NORWICH CATHEDRAL. 1793. (Plate XXVI.) EDWARD DAYES

10⅜ in. × 14½ in. Signed and dated, “_E. Dayes_, 1793.” A similar view, but with different figures in foreground, was engraved by W. Angus and published, October 1801, in the “Beauties of England and Wales” (Norfolk volume).

View from the river; gateway on left; cathedral in centre; figures on river-bank in foreground.

145. NORBURY PARK. _Circa_ 1798. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.

8½ in. × 14 in. Christie’s, July 1912 (J. E. Taylor), as “Autumn in Surrey” (No. 113).

Warm autumn tints on foliage in foreground; distant view over flat country with hills beyond.

146. KENILWORTH. _Circa_ 1796. (Plate XXXI.) THOMAS GIRTIN

8¼ in. × 11½ in.

Ruins in centre; wooden fence and foliage on right in foreground.

147. WATER MILL. _Circa_ 1798. (Plate III.) J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.

9½ in. × 13¼ in.

Mill, with water-wheel, to left; two figures on rustic bridge among foliage on right.

148. LLANGOLLEN BRIDGE. EDWARD DAYES

9¼ in. × 14½ in. This is incorrectly named; probably Llanrwst Bridge, Denbighshire. An engraving by J. Walker, of Llanrwst Bridge, “from an original picture by E. Dayes,” was published in the “Copper-Plate Magazine,” August 1799. Some cattle in the engraving are omitted in this drawing, and the figures are different.

149. THAXTED CHURCH, ESSEX. T. HEARNE

9¾ in. × 7⅞ in. Signed “_Hearne_.” An engraving of this subject from a drawing by Hearne was published in William Byrne’s “Antiquities of Great Britain.”

150. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A., IN THE PRINT ROOM OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM

J. R. SMITH

8¾ in. × 7⅛ in.

In profile, seated, looking at an engraving which he holds in his hand. Smith was Keeper of the Print Room when he made this drawing.

151. DERBYSHIRE. P. DE WINT

5½ in. × 12¾ in.

Trees in foreground, with distant hills on right.

152. A MOUNTAIN STREAM. _Circa_ 1798. (Plate IV.)

J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.

8½in. × 12¾ in. Probably a leaf of the “Hereford Court” Sketch Book (Turner Bequest, XXXVIII). Christie’s, 1912 (J. E. Taylor).

River in centre, tumbling over boulders in foreground; mountains beyond.

153. VALLEY OF THE WASHBURNE, NEAR FARNLEY. 1816-1818. (Plate XIV.)

J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.

10¾ in. × 15¼ in. Slightly different view from _Banks of Washburne_ in Farnley Hall Collection.

Looking along river, with steep wooded bank on right; Leathley Church in middle distance on left; Otley Chevin in distance.

154. THE ABBEY GATEWAY, READING. F. MACKENZIE

9¾ in. × 13 in. A similar view of the gateway was drawn by E. Dayes and published in “Beauties of England and Wales” (Berkshire volume), January 1804.

155. MALVERN CHURCH. W. S. GILPIN

7¼ in. × 11½ in.

View of Little Malvern Church with mountain beyond, on left.

156. WILLESDEN CHURCH. _Circa_ 1796. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.

9¾ in. × 13½ in. Blue and grey-wash. Christie’s, 1912 (J. E. Taylor), as _Kilburn Church_ (No. 88).

View of church in centre, with grave-digger in foreground on right.

157. WARWICK CASTLE. _Circa_ 1830. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.

9 in. × 13½ in. Christie’s, 1912 (J. E. Taylor), as A POOL.

Water in foreground; towers seen among foliage on right.

158. CROSSES AND BRASSES, WHALLEY ABBEY. _Circa_ 1798.

J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.

10 in. × 7¼ in. From Ruskin, Harrison, and J. E. Taylor Collections. Engraved by J. Basire and published, August 1800, in Whitaker’s “History of the Parish of Whalley.”

159. MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE. Attributed to ALEXANDER COZENS

5½ in. × 9 in. Probably a leaf from Turner’s “North Wales” Sketch Book.

River in centre, with distant mountain.

160. AN ICEBERG. _Circa_ 1845. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.

8¼ in. × 12¼ in. Christie’s, 1912 (J. E. Taylor).

An iceberg with splashes of red and black. In foreground some writing in pencil.

161. DERWENTWATER. JOHN CONSTABLE, R.A.

23¼ in. × 38 in.

Lake in centre surrounded by mountains.

162. A ROAD THROUGH A VILLAGE. SAMUEL PROUT

25½ in. × 36 in.

Man with two dogs driving cattle on road; old priory building in centre, with houses on left.

163. MEADOWS BY THE RIVER LUGG, HEREFORDSHIRE. DAVID COX

28½ in. × 42 in.

Sheep in meadow beside river on left; seated figures in foreground on right, with a man stooping to get water from a pool; row of trees in shadow on left bank of river; hills, with cattle, beyond.

164. A MOUNTAIN SPRING. DAVID COX

29¼ in. × 25¼ in. Signed, “_David Cox_.”

Two figures with pails in foreground; rocks and mountain above.

165. WESTMINSTER. 1806. M. DUBOURG

18¼ in. × 28½ in. Signed, “_M. Dubourg_. 1806.”

Bridge in centre towards right, with Westminster Abbey beyond; barges and boats on river; in foreground on right, two figures drawing boat aground, and children playing.

166. A WELSH FUNERAL: BETTWS-Y-COED. DAVID COX

23 in. × 33 in. A larger and slightly different version of this subject was exhibited at the Society of Painters in Water-Colours, 1850.

Tall trees casting shadow over crowd of figures in roadway in foreground; belfry of chapel among trees in middle distance; mountains beyond.

167. IN SWITZERLAND. CLARKSON STANFIELD, R.A.

18¼ in. × 25 in. Signed, “_C. Stanfield, R.A._ 1849.”

Buildings and trees at foot of mountains; figures on road in foreground.

168. UNDER A WELSH CRAG. 1888. T. COLLIER

23¼ in. × 35 in. Signed and dated, “_Thos. Collier_. 1888.”

169. HOUNDEAN VALLEY, NEAR LEWES. H. G. HINE

19 in. × 34½ in.

170. BRENDON VALLEY. CECIL G. LAWSON

16½ in. × 23 in.

FOOTNOTES:

[A] The numbers are those in the Catalogue of Messrs. Agnew’s Exhibition which appears at the end of this volume.

[B] Reproduced in “The Water-Colours of J. M. W. Turner” (STUDIO Special Number, 1909).