The Choice Collection of Drawings … Formed by the Late Alfred Aspland, Esq.
Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge
Reference: Sotheby’s, 27 January 1885
The sale took place on two days, 27–28 January 1885
Lugt, Catalogues, no.44506
Copy consulted: British Library, London
Day 1
- 165 – ‘Roadway leading to the coast, where a church is seen, cottages on the road side, in colour, framed’. Bought by ‘Horne’ for 18s
- 166 – ‘Saint Agatha’s Abbey, Easley, in colour’. Bought by ‘Riggall’ for £1 10s (TG1060)
- 167 – ‘Vale Crucis Abbey, in colour, very fine’. Bought by ‘Palser’ for £6 15s (TG1343)
- 168 – ‘Landscape – Winding River in the foreground, with a man fishing, in colour, very fine, framed’. Bought by ‘Ogden’ for £2 18s
- 169 – ‘Salisbury Cathedral from the north-east, slight in colour’. Bought by ‘Horne’ for 10s 6d
- 170 – ‘Landscapes – Horses resting in the foreground, one attached to a cart, in colour’. Bought by ‘Horne’ for 11s
Identified Exhibits
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Unknown Artist, Thomas Girtin
Easby Abbey, from the River Swale
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Thomas Girtin
Valle Crucis Abbey, from the River
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven