Exhibitions: Museums and Galleries, Art Dealers, Auction Houses

The Very Capital Collection of Drawings, of that Well-Known and Intelligent Collector, Dr. Monro, deceased; Comprising Most Capital and Interesting Specimens of the Principal Artists in the Modern English School

Messrs. Christie & Manson

Reference: Christie’s, 27 June 1833

The sale took place over five days, 26–28 June and 1–2 July 1833

Lugt, Catalogues, no.13354

Copies consulted: Archive of Christie’s, London; Frick Art Reference Library, New York, online at Art Sales Catalogues Online

Day 2

‘TURNER, R. A. – VIEWS IN ITALY’

  • 76 – ‘Astroni, Radicofani, and Gaeta 3’. Bought by ‘Hixon’ for £8 8s (TG0639; TG0737)
  • 77 – ‘Isola Borromeo, near Ambrogiana, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Moon’ for £5 10s (TG0673)
  • 78 – ‘Santa Giustina at Padua, Inspruck &c. 4’. Bought by ‘Linden’ for £5 10s (TG0700; TG0705a)
  • 79 – ‘Château de Baiae, Sesti di Levante, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Thane’ for £7 (TG0676)
  • 80 – ‘Near Portici, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Griffiths’ for £7
  • 81 – ‘Rocca del Papa, Chartreuse, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Hixon’ for £6 15 (TG0602; TG0760)
  • 82 – ‘Isola Borromeo, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Hixon’ for £5 10s
  • 83 – ‘Vernazza, San Michele, Piedmont, and one near Lerici 3’. Bought by ‘Moon Boys’ for £6 6s (TG0677)
  • 84 – ‘Lago di Guarda, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Hixon’ for £5
  • 85 – ‘Near Agnibella, Naples, &c.’ Bought by ‘Hixon’ for £7
  • 86 – ‘Portici; near Florence, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Griffiths’ for £6 15s
  • 87 – ‘Chiaveri, and St. Pietro d’Arena 2’. Bought by ‘Moon’ for £6 10s
  • 88 – ‘Porto Venereo, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Moon’ for £6 10s
  • 89 – ‘Tivoli &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Colnaghi’ for £5
  • 90 – ‘Monte Circio, Romiglione, and the road to the Scuola di Virgilio 3’. Bought by ‘May’ for £6 6s (TG0620)
  • 91 – ‘Views of Rome and Tivoli, sketches in blue and Indian ink’. Bought by ‘Colnaghi’ for £3 10s
  • 92 – ‘The Corsini and Albani Palaces, &c., ditto 13’. Bought by ‘Molteno’ for £12 12s (TG0564)
  • 93 – ‘The coliseum, the gate, and amphitheatre at Capua &c. ditto 12’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £6 10s (TG0550; TG0668)
  • 94 – ‘In the neighbourhood of Naples, &c. ditto 9’. Bought by ‘Turner’ for £7 7s
  • 95 – ‘The villa Negroni, castle of St. Elmo, Naples, &c., ditto 10’. Bought by ‘Moon’ for £8 (TG0565)
  • 96 – ‘The Lago Maggiore, Vatican, &c., ditto 10’. Bought by ‘Turner’ for £6 6s (TG0568)
  • 97 – ‘Views in Italy, ditto 8’. Bought by ‘Turner’ for £7 10s
  • 98 – ‘Ditto. 7’. Bought by ‘Griffiths’ for £5 15s
  • 99 – ‘Views in Switzerland, ditto’. Bought by ‘Turner’ for £7
  • 100 – ‘The castle of Chillon, views in Savoy, &c., 8’. Bought by ‘Moon Boys’ for £5
  • 101 – ‘Tivoli and Naples, moonlight, colours 2’. Bought by ‘Moon Boys’ for £12 1s 6d
  • 102 – ‘Gandolfo and Tivoli, a pair, colours. 2’. Bought by ‘Thane’ for £15 17s (TG0578; TG0617)
  • 103 – ‘The cascade at Tivoli, Indian ink and blue, &c. 4’. Bought by ‘Boys’ for £3 3s
  • 104 – ‘The portico before St. Peter’s, &c. ditto. 3’. Bought by ‘Linden’ for £4 4s
  • 105 – ‘The Sibyl’s temple at Tivoli, &c. ditto. 4’. Bought by ‘Monro’ for £5 15s (TG0586)
  • 106 – ‘Views at Tivoli, &c. 4’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £5 10s
  • 107 – ‘View of Rome &c. 4’. Bought by ‘Molteno’ for £7
  • 108 – ‘The Bridge at Civignon [Avignon], in colours, and three in Indian ink; views in Rome. 4’. Bought by ‘F. Moon’ for £8 8s (TG0991)

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