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Joseph Mallord William Turner
1775-1851
Interior of St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
1819
Watercolor and opaque watercolor over graphite.
11 7/16 x 16 3/8 inches (290 x 416 mm)
Thaw Collection.
2017.262
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Watermark: none.
Inscription:
Signed and dated at lower left, in brown ink, "JMW Turner 18[cut off]".
Provenance:
Walter Fawkes, acquired from the artist in 1821; Rev. F. H. Fawkes; sale, London, Christie's, 2 July 1937, lot 57; bought by Polak; Mrs. E. L. Hedley; sale, London, Sotheby's, 7 July 1965, lot 45; bought by Spink; Mrs. O. R. Edwards; sale, London, Sotheby's, 11 July 1990, lot 83; Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw, New York.
Associated names:
Fawkes, Walter, 1769-1825, former owner.
Fawkes, F. H., former owner.
Hedley, E. L., Mrs., former owner.
Edwards, O. R., Mrs., former owner.
Thaw, Eugene Victor, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.
Bibliography:
Thaw Catalogue Raisonné, 2017, no. 387, repr.
Denison, Cara D. et al. The Thaw Collection : Master Drawings and New Acquisitions. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1994, no. 58.
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