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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, 26 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 1

‘TURNER, R.A.’ (Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851)

  • 80 – ‘Views and ruins, in colours, on cards 10’. Bought by ‘MB’ for £10 10s
  • 81 – ‘Ditto 10’. Bought by ‘Turner’ for £8 18s
  • 82 – ‘Ditto 10’. Bought by ‘Turner’ for £8 18s
  • 83 – ‘Ditto 10’. Bought by ‘Dixon’ for £9 9s
  • 84 – ‘View of London from the Temple Gardens, blue and Indian ink 4’. Bought by ‘Wills’ for £4 4s
  • 85 – ‘Porchester Castle, Carisbrook and Wenlock, North Wales 4’. Bought by ‘Wills’ for £4 8s
  • 86 – ‘Slate quarries, North Wales 4’. Bought by ‘Moon & Co’ for £2 2s
  • 87 – ‘Llanberis, &c. 5’. Bought by ‘Colnaghi’ for £3 3s (TG0910)
  • 88 – ‘Llangollen, Lodore, Llanberis, &c. 6’. Bought by ‘Wills’ for £3 13s (TG0775)
  • 89 – ‘Colebrooke Dale, Windermere and Keswick 6’. Bought by ‘Linden’ for £3 7s (TG0783a; TG0788; TG0788a)
  • 90 – ‘Hadley Church, Wilsden, and Waltham 4’. Bought by ‘Wills’ for £5
  • 91 – ‘Kenilworth, Hadley, &c. In colours 3’. Bought by ‘Boys’ for £7 7s
  • 92 – ‘Conway Castle 4’. Bought by ‘Molteno’ for £3 5s
  • 93 – ‘Fetcham park, &c. 6’. Bought by ‘Wills’ for £3 5s
  • 94 – ‘Dover, Ashtead Park, Egham, &c., sketches, in blue and Indian ink 4’. Bought by ‘Colnaghi’ for £3 3s
  • 95 – ‘View in Norbury Park’. Bought by ‘Colnaghi’ for £5 15s 6d
  • 96 – ‘Southwell minster, Sandwich church, &c. 6’. Bought by ‘Turner’ for £4 6s
  • 97 – ‘Dorking, Mekleham, and Upminster churches 5’. Bought by ‘Mol’ for £4 4s
  • 98 – ‘The ruins of the Savoy Palace 4’. Bought by ‘Turner’ for £3 3s (TG0367; TG0368; TG0369)
  • 99 – ‘Kenilworth and Warwick Castle 4’. Bought by ‘Woodburn’ for £9 9s
  • 100 – ‘Boxhill, Hadley, and Mickleham churches, &c. 4’. Bought by ‘Turner’ for £2 5s (TG0860; TG0861)
  • 101 – ‘Ragland and Tunbridge Castles, &c. 5’. Bought by ‘Wills’ for £4 14s 6d (TG0782)
  • 102 – ‘View near Dedham, Essex; Tunbridge, &c. 6’. Bought by ‘Wills’ for £5 10s
  • 103 – ‘Windsor Castle, Blackheath, &c. 6’. Bought by ‘Mol’ for £4 14s 6d
  • 104 – ‘Views in Wales, in Indian ink and pencil 7’. Bought by ‘Boys’ for £3 15s
  • 105 – ‘Ditto ditto 6’. Bought by ‘Turner’ for £4 12s
  • 106 – ‘Sketches 3’. Bought by ‘Colnaghi’ for £2 4s
  • 107 – ‘Ditto, in Indian ink’. Sold for 12s
  • 108 – ‘Views in Cumberland, colours 4’. Bought by ‘Wills’ for £7 7s
  • 109 – ‘Views in Wales, blue and Indian ink 4’. Bought by ‘Boys’ for £4 6s
  • 110 – ‘Ditto in Cumberland, ditto 4’. Bought by ‘Stanly’ for £5 10s
  • 111 – ‘Shipping in Dover Harbour, in Indian ink 9’. Bought by ‘Turner’ for £5 5s (TG0794; TG0795; TG0796; TG0797; TG0798; TG0799; TG0801; TG0803)
  • 112 – ‘Llangollen, Glento in Cumberland, &c. Colours 4’. Bought by ‘Boys’ for £12 1s 6d
  • 113 – ‘Views on the Lakes, &c., Indian ink 12’. Bought by ‘Gordon’ for £7 7s
  • 114 – ‘Ditto, Conway Castle, &c., ditto 9’. Bought by ‘Wills’ for £6 6s
  • 115 – ‘Kenilworth Castle, &c., ditto 12’. Bought by ‘Boys’ for £7 7s
  • 116 – ‘Views on the Lakes in Cumberland 10’. Bought by ‘Stanley’ for £5 5s
  • 117 – ‘A view at Brighton, and two of cottages, colours 3’. Bought by ‘Boys’ for £7
  • 118 – ‘Views at Dover, &c., blue and grey 9’. Bought by ‘Churchill’ for £4 8s
  • 119 – ‘Chesterford bridge, Marlow, &c. 4’. Bought by ‘Boys’ for £5 5s
  • 120 – ‘Views in Wales, and on the Lakes, ditto 10’. Bought by ‘Gordon’ for £6
  • 121 – ‘Otterspool Staffordshire, Bromley, &c. 5’. Bought by ‘Green’ for £2 2s
  • 122 – ‘St. Anselm’s chapel, upright, colours’. Bought by ‘Turner’ for £12 12s
  • 123 – ‘Views in Norbury Park, colours 2’. Bought by ‘Tiffin’ for £11 11s
  • 124 – ‘Great Bookham church, Surrey’. Bought by ‘Sergeant’ for £4 15s
  • 125 – ‘Farm buildings, studies from nature, colours 2’. Bought by ‘Colnaghi’ for £8 8s
  • 126 – ‘Views in North Wales, colours 3’. Bought by ‘Boys’ for £10 10s
  • 127 – ‘Magdelen college, Oxford, and Dover church, colours 2’. Bought by ‘Boys’ for £17 6s 6d

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