Exhibitions: Museums and Galleries, Art Dealers, Auction Houses

Ancient and Modern Drawings, the Property of his Grace the Duke of Sutherland

Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd.

Reference: Christie’s, 9 December 1949

Copy consulted: Archive of Christie's, London

Thomas Girtin

  • 46 – ‘The Valley of the Rye with Rievaulx Abbey A View of Melrose Abbey’, 12 ¼ × 20 ½ in (31.1 × 52.1 cm) (the title is crossed out in the auctioneer’s copy and a new one added in). Bought by the ‘Fine Art Society’ for £60 (TG1721)
  • 47 – ‘A River Scene, with a bridge, pencil and wash’, 11 ¼ × 14 ¼ in (28.6 × 36.2 cm). Bought by ‘Colnaghi’ for £47 5s

‘Another Property’

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)

  • 40 – ‘An Italian Villa In the Valley near Vietri, after J. R. Cozens’, 6 ¾ × 8 ¾ in (17.2 × 22.2 cm) (the title is partially crossed out in the auctioneer’s copy). Bought by ‘Agnew’ for £29 9s (TG0720)

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