A Twopeny Portfolio: #20 Founder’s Tomb, Navenby Church, Lincolnshire, 1823.

This article considers the twentieth work of twenty-five bought at Anderson & Garland, Newcastle upon Tyne, 21 March 2017, lot 46 as ‘Various Artists (British 19th Century) Sundry drawings and watercolours, mainly topographical and floral studies, including a grisaille “South Gate, Lynn, Norfolk”, bearing the signature of J.S.Cotman, various sizes, all unframed in a folio.’ … Continue reading A Twopeny Portfolio: #20 Founder’s Tomb, Navenby Church, Lincolnshire, 1823. →

A Twopeny Portfolio: #21 Summit of the Rock of Gibraltar, c.1883

This article considers the twenty-first work of twenty-five bought at Anderson & Garland, Newcastle upon Tyne, 21 March 2017, lot 46 as ‘Various Artists (British 19th Century) Sundry drawings and watercolours, mainly topographical and floral studies, including a grisaille "South Gate, Lynn, Norfolk”, bearing the signature of J.S.Cotman, various sizes, all unframed in a folio.’ … Continue reading A Twopeny Portfolio: #21 Summit of the Rock of Gibraltar, c.1883 →

A Twopeny Portfolio: A Cumbrian Connection

This article continues the examination of a portfolio of twenty-five drawings bought at Anderson & Garland, Newcastle upon Tyne, 21 March 2017, lot 46 as ‘Various Artists (British 19th Century) Sundry drawings and watercolours, mainly topographical and floral studies, including a grisaille "South Gate, Lynn, Norfolk”, bearing the signature of J.S.Cotman, various sizes, all unframed … Continue reading A Twopeny Portfolio: A Cumbrian Connection →

A Twopeny Portfolio: #22 Red and White Striped Carnation, 1818.

This article considers the twenty-second work of twenty-five bought at Anderson & Garland, Newcastle upon Tyne, 21 March 2017, lot 46 as 'Various Artists (British 19th Century) Sundry drawings and watercolours, mainly topographical and floral studies, including a grisaille "South Gate, Lynn, Norfolk", bearing the signature of J.S.Cotman, various sizes, all unframed in a folio.' … Continue reading A Twopeny Portfolio: #22 Red and White Striped Carnation, 1818. →

A Twopeny Portfolio: #23 A Bouquet of four flowers, c.1820

This article considers the twenty-third work of twenty-five bought at Anderson & Garland Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, 21 March 2017, lot 46 as Various Artists (British 19th Century) Sundry drawings and watercolours, mainly topographical and floral studies, including a grisaille “South Gate Lynn, Norfolk”, bearing the signature J.S. Cotman, various sizes, all unframed in a … Continue reading A Twopeny Portfolio: #23 A Bouquet of four flowers, c.1820 →

A Twopeny Portfolio: #24 A Bouquet of flowers hand-painted on silk, 1770s?

This article considers the twenty-fourth work of twenty-five bought at Anderson & Garland Ltd, Newcastle upon Tyne, 21 March 2017, lot 46 as Various Artists (British 19th Century) Sundry drawings and watercolours, mainly topographical and floral studies, including a grisaille “South Gate Lynn, Norfolk”, bearing the signature J.S. Cotman, various sizes, all unframed in a … Continue reading A Twopeny Portfolio: #24 A Bouquet of flowers hand-painted on silk, 1770s? →

The Pocket Magazine: an introduction

Turner made sixteen watercolours for 'The Pocket Magazine, or Elegant Repository of Useful and Entertaining Literature', published by Harrison & Co of Paternoster Row, London in monthly parts, from no.1 for August 1794. The monthly parts were published in arrears, so that for August appeared in September, and so on. Pocket Magazine, No.1, August 1794Photograph … Continue reading The Pocket Magazine: an introduction →

1817 Tour to Belgium, Rhine and the Netherlands: Introduction

Following the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, the continent of Europe gradually opened up to British Travellers. Apart from the brief peace of Amiens in 1802 it had been closed by the Napoleonic Wars during Turner’s entire career. He would have liked to go to Italy, but was prevented from going abroad at all in … Continue reading 1817 Tour to Belgium, Rhine and the Netherlands: Introduction →

Tower of London, c.1794

Pencil and watercolour, 70 x 115 mm, 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 ins, mounted in the artist's original washline border. Inscribed lower right, "Turner" and on label, 'Tower of London by Turner RA/ presented by him to Flaxman the Sculptor and purchased at his sale' and 'Purchased at Grundy sale Oct/87 No.134'. Sterling and Francine … Continue reading Tower of London, c.1794 →

Rhine Series: an introduction

Introduction This series of fifty-one watercolours depicts subjects on the river Rhine between Cologne and Mainz. The traditional story of their origin was related by Walter Thornbury in his Life of J.M.W.Turner published in 1862: Walter Thornbury, Life of J.M.W.Turner R.A,, 1862 vol.2, p.86 They remained together at Farnley until 27 June 1890 when thirty-five … Continue reading Rhine Series: an introduction →