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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, 2 July 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 5

‘COZENS’ (John Robert Cozens, 1752–97)

  • 27 – ‘Landscapes 5’. Bought by ‘A. M.’ for 16s
  • 28 – ‘Pen sketches 7’
  • 29 – ‘Views in Switzerland 5’. Bought by ‘Blamire’ for £1 14s
  • 30 – ‘A view in Italy, and the companion 2’. Bought by ‘Blamire’ for £2 8s
  • 31 – ‘View on the coast near Naples’. Bought by ‘Shirley’ for £1 6s
  • 32 – ‘The Bay of Salerno, Lake Nemi, &c. 4’. Bought by ‘Rogers’ for £3 3s
  • 33 – ‘The tomb of Virgil, Astruni, and Villa Sanazzaro 3’. Bought by ‘Money’ for £1 14s
  • 34 – ‘A pair of views on the coast near Naples 2’. Bought by ‘A M’ for £2 8s
  • 35 – ‘Three, by Girtin, after Cozens 3’. Bought by ‘Houghton’ for £1 7s

‘DAYES’ (Edward Dayes (1763–1804))

  • 36 – ‘Coloured sketches of antiquities and buildings 17’. Bought by ‘Palser’ for £1 15s
  • 37 – ‘Ditto 20’. Bought by ‘Shirley’ for £2 12s
  • 38 – ‘Ditto 14’. Bought by ‘Webb’ for £1 10s
  • 39 – ‘Ditto 25’. Bought by ‘Wise’ for £3 3s
  • 40 – ‘Ditto 20’. Bought by ‘A. M.’ for 14s
  • 41 – ‘Okehampton and Winchelsea castles, Southampton, &c., blue and Indian ink sketches 7’. Bought by ‘Shirley’ for £1 10s
  • 42 – ‘Views on the lakes, ditto 7’. Bought by ‘Shirley’ for 18s
  • 43 – ‘Haddon hall, Caernarvon, Barnstable, &c. ditto 7’. Bought by ‘Sherlock’ for £1 14s
  • 44 – ‘Weymouth, Rochester, Lancaster, &c. 8’. Bought by ‘Monro’ for £1 14s
  • 45 – ‘Keswick, Glenton, Patterdale, &c. 7’. Bought by ‘Blamire’ for £1 18s
  • 46 – ‘Conway, Llangollen, Torbay, &c. 7’. Bought by ‘A. M.’ For £2 2s
  • 47 – ‘Views of North Wales, Southampton, &c. 8’. Bought by ‘Shirley’ for £2 4s
  • 48 – ‘Warwick and Amberly castles, and Ely 3’. Bought by ‘Shirley’ for £1 6s
  • 49 – ‘Hastings, Southampton, Freshwater, &c. 7’. Bought by ‘Sherlock’ for £1 2s
  • 50 – ‘Bedkellert, Llangollen, Cardiff, &c. 5’. Bought by ‘Blamire’ for £3 3s
  • 51 – ‘Dover, Castleton, &c. 7’. Bought by ‘Monro’ for £1 14s
  • 52 – ‘Netley abbey, and St. Augustin’s gate, Canterbury 2’. Sold for £1 2s
  • 53 – ‘Christchurch college’. Bought by ‘Shirley’ for £4 16s
  • 54 – ‘A pair of views of Durham cathedral 2’. Bought by ‘Empson’ for £2

‘TURNER – VIEWS IN ITALY, &c.’

  • 103 – ‘Views in Switzerland 3’. Bought by ‘Moon’ for £3
  • 104 – ‘The convent at Camaldoli, Florence, Brescia &c. 6’. Bought by ‘Rogers’ for £9 9s (TG0685)
  • 105 – ‘In Switzerland &c. 4’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £7
  • 106 – ‘The lake of Bolsena &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Hixon’ for £8 8s
  • 107 – ‘Rimoggio, and near Florence 3’. Bought by ‘G. Morant’ for £5
  • 108 – ‘The valley of Vaucleuse, Lago Maggiore, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £6 6s
  • 109 – ‘View near St. Michele, in Savoy, &c. 4’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £6
  • 110 – ‘Ruined monument on the Via Appia, castle at the Granatello, Portici &c. 4’. Bought by ‘Shirley’ for £5 7s 6d
  • 111 – ‘The Sibyl’s Temple at Tivoli, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Hixon’ for £6
  • 112 – ‘Entrance of the Alps between Turin and Novalese, and a view near Salerno 2’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £3 6s
  • 113 – ‘The entrance to the Tyrol, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £6 (TG0698)
  • 114 – ‘Portici &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Hixon’ for £5
  • 115 – ‘Naples, lake on Mount Cenis, lake of Como. 3’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £7 10s
  • 116 – ‘Florence, the Campagna of Rome &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £7 7s
  • 117 – ‘The castle of St. Elmo, Casino Samazzaro, and a view near Vietri. 3’. Bought by ‘Hixon’ for £4 4s
  • 118 – ‘View near Valambrosia, and one near Bolsena. 2’. Bought by ‘Hixon’ for £2 18s
  • 119 – ‘The bridge of Augustus, Leghorn, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Shirley’ for £7 10s
  • 120 – ‘Isola Borromeo, and Prince Doria’s palace 2’. Bought by ‘Shirley’ for £3 3s
  • 121 – ‘Castle at Ferrara, Portici, and Titus’s baths 3’. Bought by ‘Hixon’ for £5 15s
  • 122 – ‘In the Apennines 2’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £3 10s
  • 123 – ‘Isola Bella, Isola Borromeo, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Hixon’ for £3
  • 124 – ‘The Temple of Venus at Baiae, and one at Grisone 2’. Bought by ‘Shirley’ for £4 8s
  • 125 – ‘The walls of Naples 2’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £3
  • 126 – ‘The Temple of Minerva Medica 2’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £2 6s
  • 127 – ‘The villa Belvidere, Padua &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £4 4s
  • 128 – ‘View at Terracina &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £4 8s
  • 129 – ‘The lake of Bolsena, Vietri, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Monomy’ for £5 5s
  • 130 – ‘Salerno, one near Padua, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘White’ for £4 12s
  • 131 – ‘Bergamo, Salerno, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £5 5s (TG0688)
  • 132 – ‘The Porta Pinciana, and aqueduct near Porta Maggiore 3’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £5 5s
  • 133 – ‘The minister’s villa at Portici, Cardinal Spinelli’s palace, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Hixon’ for £4 8s (TG0715)
  • 134 – ‘The villa Salviati, &c. 2’. Bought by ‘Rogers’ for £4 8s (TG0749)
  • 135 – ‘Near Amalfi, Capo Miseno, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Rice’ for £4 12s
  • 136 – ‘Florence, Manasola, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £5 5s
  • 137 – ‘The lake of Albano, Nemi, and Terni 3’. Bought by ‘Shirley’ for £14 14s
  • 138 – ‘The lake of Bolsena, Vicho, &c. 3’. Bought by ‘Moon, Boys’ for £7 15s

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