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Works Thomas Girtin and Joseph Mallord William Turner after (?) John Robert Cozens

A Ruined Tower in a Valley, near Chur

1794 - 1797

Primary Image: TG0491: Thomas Girtin (1775–1802) and Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851), after (?) John Robert Cozens (1752–97), A Ruined Tower in a Valley, near Chur, 1794–97, graphite and watercolour on wove paper (watermark: J WHATMAN), 18.3 × 24.8 cm, 7 ¼ × 9 ¾ in. Tate, Turner Bequest CCCLXXIX, 21 (D36648).

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Description
Creator(s)
Thomas Girtin (1775-1802) and Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851) after (?) John Robert Cozens (1752-1797)
Title
  • A Ruined Tower in a Valley, near Chur
Date
1794 - 1797
Medium and Support
Graphite and watercolour on wove paper (watermark: J WHATMAN)
Dimensions
18.3 × 24.8 cm, 7 ¼ × 9 ¾ in
Inscription

‘Near Coire in the Grisons’ on the back, by Thomas Girtin

Object Type
Collaborations; Monro School Copy
Subject Terms
Castle Ruins; River Scenery; Swiss View

Collection
Catalogue Number
TG0491
Description Source(s)
Viewed in January 2018

Provenance

Dr Thomas Monro (1759–1833); his posthumous sale, Christie's, 26–28 June and 1–2 July 1833 (day and lot number not known); bought by Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851); accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest, 1856

Exhibition History

National Gallery, London, on display up to 1904, no.710

Bibliography

Ruskin, Works, vol.13, p.640 as 'A Ruined Abbey (early)'; Finberg, 1909, vol.2, p.1244 as 'Ruins on a Hill' by Thomas Girtin; MacColl, 1920, p.138; Turner Online as 'A Ruined Tower on a Knoll in a River among Mountains' by Joseph Mallord William Turner and Thomas Girtin (Accessed 06/09/2022)

About this Work

This view of an unidentified ruined tower near Chur, in the mountainous region of the Grisons, now known as Graubünden, displays many of the signs that mark the unique collaboration between Girtin and his contemporary Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) at the home of Dr Thomas Monro (1759–1833). Here they were employed across three winters, probably between 1794 and 1797, to make ‘finished drawings’ from the ‘Copies’ of the ‘outlines or unfinished drawings of Cozens’ and other artists, amateur and professional, either from Monro’s collection or lent for the purpose. As the two young artists later recalled, Girtin generally ‘drew in outlines and Turner washed in the effects’. ‘They went at 6 and staid till Ten’, which may account for the generally monochrome appearance of the works, and, as the diarist Joseph Farington (1747–1821) reported, Turner received ‘3s. 6d each night’, though ‘Girtin did not say what He had’ (Farington, Diary, 12 November 1798).1 The watercolour is one of a group of fifteen or so Swiss subjects that were acquired by Turner at Monro’s posthumous sale in 1833 and that are now in the Turner Bequest at Tate Britain.

The title of the work comes from an inscription that is probably in Girtin’s own handwriting, and he presumably copied this from the drawing on which the watercolour is based. Although it has not been traced, the source is very likely to have been a sketch by John Robert Cozens (1752–97), who was in the area of Chur, also known as Coire, in September 1776, and whose drawing of nearby Sargans Castle provided the basis for another Monro School subject (TG0489). Cozens’ sketch was probably in the form of a simple, though large-scale, outline drawing, which would have needed careful interpretation to create the ‘finished drawings’ that Monro required for his collection. In all, there are as many as sixty Monro School views of the Alpine scenery of France, Switzerland and northern Italy that can, with varying degrees of certainty, be associated with Cozens’ first trip to the Continent in 1776. The tower shown here is possibly that of Haldenstein Castle, which is on the river Rhine north of Chur. The architectural details of the ruin do not exactly match, but it is possible that, working from a simple outline drawing, Girtin simply misread the form of the structure. There is another possibility, however. Given that the watercolour is significantly smaller and more highly worked and coloured than the other Swiss views after Cozens, it may be that the inscription is incorrect and that the scene is actually Italian.

Establishing the division of labour within a Monro School drawing is made more difficult in this case by the strength of the colour washes, which leave little of the pencil work showing through. The inscription on the back of the watercolour is clearly by Girtin, however, and though Turner all but effaced his pencil lines, there is no reason to think that the work was not a collaborative effort.

1794 - 1797

Sargans Castle

TG0489

by Greg Smith

Place depicted

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Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

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Tate, London

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Private Collection

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Private Collection

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Tivoli: The 'Temple of the Sibyl' Seen across the Gorge of the Aniene

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Tivoli: The ‘Temple of the Sibyl’ and the Cascades Seen from Below

Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

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Tivoli: The Rocca Pia, from the North West

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Tivoli: The Rocca Pia, from the South West

Tate, London

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An Archway through a Building, with a Round Tower

Tate, London

An Archway through a Building, with a Round Tower
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Tivoli: A Bridge and Gateway

Tate, London

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Tivoli: A View through an Arch to the Cascade

Tate, London

Tivoli: A View through an Arch to the Cascade
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Tivoli: Ancient Ruins, Known as the Temple of Bacchus, with the Tower of Santa Maria Maggiore

Tate, London

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Tivoli: 'The Temple of the Sibyl'

Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane

Tivoli: 'The Temple of the Sibyl'
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Tivoli: 'The Temple of the Sibyl', the Broken Side

Leeds Art Gallery

Tivoli: 'The Temple of the Sibyl', the Broken Side
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Tivoli: 'The Temple of the Sibyl', Seen from Below

Harvard Art Museums / Fogg Museum

Tivoli: 'The Temple of the Sibyl', Seen from Below
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Tivoli: 'The Temple of the Sibyl', Seen from Below

Tate, London

Tivoli: 'The Temple of the Sibyl', Seen from Below
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Tivoli: 'The Temple of the Sibyl'

Tate, London

Tivoli: 'The Temple of the Sibyl'
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Tivoli: The River Aniene, with 'The Temple of the Sibyl' Seen Above

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Tivoli: The River Aniene, with 'The Temple of the Sibyl' Seen Above
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Tivoli: The 'Villa of Maecenas’, Seen from an Elevated Viewpoint

The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, San Marino

Tivoli: The 'Villa of Maecenas’, Seen from an Elevated Viewpoint
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Tivoli: The 'Villa of Maecenas' with Part of the Cascades

National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa

Tivoli: The 'Villa of Maecenas' with Part of the Cascades
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Tivoli: The 'Villa of Maecenas' and Part of the Cascades, Seen from Below

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Tivoli: The 'Villa of Maecenas' and Part of the Cascades, Seen from Below
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Tivoli: The View from the Gardens of the Villa d'Este, Looking towards Montecelio

Tate, London

Tivoli: The View from the Gardens of the Villa d'Este, Looking towards Montecelio
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Tivoli: The Villa d'Este, Looking South West

Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

Tivoli: The Villa d'Este, Looking South West
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Tivoli: The Gran Loggia of the Villa d'Este

Tate, London

Tivoli: The Gran Loggia of the Villa d'Este
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Tivoli: A Mausoleum, Known as the Temple of Tosse

Tate, London

Tivoli: A Mausoleum, Known as the Temple of Tosse
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Tomb of Plautus, near Tivoli

Tate, London

The Tomb of Plautus, near Tivoli
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

A Wooded Valley near Bex in Switzerland

Private Collection

A Wooded Valley near Bex in Switzerland
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Rocca di Papa, from Monte Cavo

Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

Rocca di Papa, from Monte Cavo
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Passionist Monastery on Monte Cavo

Tate, London

The Passionist Monastery on Monte Cavo
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

A Distant View of the Passionist Monastery on Monte Cavo

Tate, London

A Distant View of the Passionist Monastery on Monte Cavo
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

A Ruined Ancient Building, Probably a Mausoleum on the Appian Way

Tate, London

A Ruined Ancient Building, Probably a Mausoleum on the Appian Way
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Ruined Mausoleum of the Emperor Gallienus on the Appian Way

Tate, London

The Ruined Mausoleum of the Emperor Gallienus on the Appian Way
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Ruins of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Gallienus on the Appian Way

Tate, London

The Ruins of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Gallienus on the Appian Way
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Unidentified Ruins, Possibly the Aqua Anio Novus Aqueduct, near Tivoli, Known as Pompey’s Tomb

Tate, London

Unidentified Ruins, Possibly the Aqua Anio Novus Aqueduct, near Tivoli, Known as Pompey’s Tomb
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Albano: A Ruined Building by a Stream

Tate, London

Albano: A Ruined Building by a Stream
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Albano: Part of the Ruins of the Ancient Baths of Caracalla, Known as Cellomaio

Tate, London

Albano: Part of the Ruins of the Ancient Baths of Caracalla, Known as Cellomaio
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

A Hermitage at Albano on the Appian Way

Tate, London

A Hermitage at Albano on the Appian Way
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Albano: The Ruins of the Ancient Baths of Caracalla, Known as Cellomaio

Tate, London

Albano: The Ruins of the Ancient Baths of Caracalla, Known as Cellomaio
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Lake Albano, Viewed from the Bergantino

Private Collection

Lake Albano, Viewed from the Bergantino
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Albano: A Mausoleum, Known as the Tomb of the Horatii and Curatii

Tate, London

Albano: A Mausoleum, Known as the Tomb of the Horatii and Curatii
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Albano: The Ruins of a Mausoleum, Known as the Tomb of the Horatii and Curatii

Tate, London

Albano: The Ruins of a Mausoleum, Known as the Tomb of the Horatii and Curatii
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Lake Albano with Castel Gandolfo

Harvard Art Museums / Fogg Museum

Lake Albano with Castel Gandolfo
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Lake Albano, from Palazzolo

National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

Lake Albano, from Palazzolo
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Ariccia: The Church of Santa Maria Assunta

Tate, London

Ariccia: The Church of Santa Maria Assunta
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Ariccia: Looking Up to the Church of Santa Maria Assunta

Tate, London

Ariccia: Looking Up to the Church of Santa Maria Assunta
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

A Distant View of Ronciglione, near Lake Vico

Private Collection

A Distant View of Ronciglione, near Lake Vico
Unknown Artist

An Unidentified View, Formerly Known as 'L'Arriccia'

Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

An Unidentified View, Formerly Known as 'L'Arriccia'
Thomas Girtin, John Robert Cozens

Ariccia: The Church of Santa Maria Assunta and the Chigi Palace

Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery

Ariccia: The Church of Santa Maria Assunta and the Chigi Palace
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

An Unidentified Convent at Nemi

Tate, London

An Unidentified Convent at Nemi
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Nemi: Unidentified Buildings Overlooking a Stream

Tate, London

Nemi: Unidentified Buildings Overlooking a Stream
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

An Unidentified Building, Known as 'The Capuchin Convent near Nemi'

Tate, London

An Unidentified Building, Known as 'The Capuchin Convent near Nemi'
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Genzano: The Palazzo Sforza Cesarini

Tate, London

Genzano: The Palazzo Sforza Cesarini
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Lake Nemi, with Genzano and the Palazzo Sforza Cesarini

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Lake Nemi, with Genzano and the Palazzo Sforza Cesarini
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Town of Nemi Overlooking the Lake

Tate, London

The Town of Nemi Overlooking the Lake
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Town of Nemi, from the Banks of the Lake

Leeds Art Gallery

The Town of Nemi, from the Banks of the Lake
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Lake Nemi and the Town of Genzano

Walker Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool

Lake Nemi and the Town of Genzano
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Lake and Town of Nemi

Hereford Museum and Art Gallery

The Lake and Town of Nemi
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Lake Nemi, with Genzano in the Distance

Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Lake Nemi, with Genzano in the Distance
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

An Unidentified Castle by a River, Known as 'Orte'

Brighton Museum and Art Gallery

An Unidentified Castle by a River, Known as 'Orte'
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Lake Vico

British Museum, London

Lake Vico
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Lake Vico, from the Hill of Viterbo

Tate, London

Lake Vico, from the Hill of Viterbo
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Lake Bolsena

Tate, London

Lake Bolsena
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

A River View with a Hill Town Beyond, Possibly Showing Tivoli

Tate, London

A River View with a Hill Town Beyond, Possibly Showing Tivoli
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

A Distant View of Radicofani in Tuscany

Private Collection

A Distant View of Radicofani in Tuscany
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Lake Trasimeno

Tate, London

Lake Trasimeno
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Lake Trasimeno

Private Collection

Lake Trasimeno
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

An Unidentified Waterfall, Possibly in Switzerland, Known as 'The Velino Falls'

National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

An Unidentified Waterfall, Possibly in Switzerland, Known as 'The Velino Falls'
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Ascent to the Marmore Falls (The Cascade of Terni)

Private Collection

The Ascent to the Marmore Falls (The Cascade of Terni)
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Bridge of Augustus, near Narni

Private Collection

The Bridge of Augustus, near Narni
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

A Distant View of Civita Castellana

Tate, London

A Distant View of Civita Castellana
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

An Unidentified View, Possibly at Civita Castellana

Tate, London

An Unidentified View, Possibly at Civita Castellana
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

On the River Tiber, at Acqua Acetosa

Tate, London

On the River Tiber, at Acqua Acetosa
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

A View on the River Tiber, North of Rome

Tate, London

A View on the River Tiber, North of Rome
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Terracina, on the Coast between Rome and Naples, with the Temple of Jupiter Anxur

Tate, London

Terracina, on the Coast between Rome and Naples, with the Temple of Jupiter Anxur
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Gaeta, Seen across the Gulf from Formia

Tate, London

Gaeta, Seen across the Gulf from Formia
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Buildings on the Coast at Posillipo, near Naples

British Museum, London

Buildings on the Coast at Posillipo, near Naples
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Naples: Santa Maria del Parto, Mergellina

Tate, London

Naples: Santa Maria del Parto, Mergellina
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Naples: Looking across the Bay towards Vesuvius from Mergellina

Tate, London

Naples: Looking across the Bay towards Vesuvius from Mergellina
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Baia Castle

Tate, London

Baia Castle
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Temple of Venus at Baia

Tate, London

The Temple of Venus at Baia
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Temple of Venus at Baia

Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin

The Temple of Venus at Baia
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Bay of Baia, with Naples and Vesuvius in the Distance

Tate, London

The Bay of Baia, with Naples and Vesuvius in the Distance
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

An Unidentified Fortress, Probably Baia Castle

Tate, London

An Unidentified Fortress, Probably Baia Castle
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Naples: Castel Sant'Elmo and the Convent of San Martino

Tate, London

Naples: Castel Sant'Elmo and the Convent of San Martino
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Naples: View over the City from the Royal Palace at Capodimonte

Tate, London

Naples: View over the City from the Royal Palace at Capodimonte
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Vesuvius, from Torre Greco

National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh

Vesuvius, from Torre Greco
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

An Unidentified Fort on a Cliff by the Sea

Tate, London

An Unidentified Fort on a Cliff by the Sea
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Capri: A View over the Eastern Promontory to the Bay of Salerno, with Steps Leading to the Castello Barbarossa

Tate, London

Capri: A View over the Eastern Promontory to the Bay of Salerno, with Steps Leading to the Castello Barbarossa
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

A Group of Buildings on a Low Cliff, near Naples

Tate, London

A Group of Buildings on a Low Cliff, near Naples
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Lake Avernus

Private Collection

Lake Avernus
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Solfatara, near Naples

British Museum, London

Solfatara, near Naples
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Norman Tower at Maiori on the Coast near Salerno

Tate, London

The Norman Tower at Maiori on the Coast near Salerno
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

An Entrance to the Roman Amphitheatre at Capua

Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

An Entrance to the Roman Amphitheatre at Capua
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Vallombrosa Abbey

Tate, London

Vallombrosa Abbey
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

A Mill and a Two-Arched Bridge on the Road between Florence and Rome

Tate, London

A Mill and a Two-Arched Bridge on the Road between Florence and Rome
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

A Five-Arched Bridge, on the Road between Florence and Rome

Tate, London

A Five-Arched Bridge, on the Road between Florence and Rome
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

Florence: The Arno, with the Ponte alla Carraia

Private Collection

Florence: The Arno, with the Ponte alla Carraia
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Arno, Seen from the Pisa to Florence Road

Tate, London

The Arno, Seen from the Pisa to Florence Road
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, John Robert Cozens

The Lighthouse at Livorno (Leghorn)

The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens, San Marino

The Lighthouse at Livorno (Leghorn)
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Alexander Cozens

On the Coast South of Genoa, near Lerici

Tate, London

On the Coast South of Genoa, near Lerici
Thomas Girtin, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Alexander Cozens

A Coastal View of Sestri Levante, near Genoa

Private Collection

A Coastal View of Sestri Levante, near Genoa

Footnotes

  1. 1 The full diary entry, giving crucial details of the artists’ work at Monro’s house, is transcribed in the Documents section of the Archive (1798 – Item 2).

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