Westminster Abbey, Henry VII Chapel
Maker
(artist)
1800-1899
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1775-1851
1800-1899
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1775-1851
Title
Westminster Abbey, Henry VII Chapel
Date of Production
1800 - 1899
Medium
graphite, pen and grey and brown inks, watercolour and bodycolour with some scratching out and traces of pink and yellow chalk, on wove paper, laid down and all four edges made up on the support
Dimensions
Height: 44.1 cm
Width: 35 cm
Width: 35 cm
Accession Number
D.1967.WS.95
Mode of Acquisition
William Wycliffe Spooner, bequest, 1967
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Mr and Mrs William Wycliffe Spooner, Ilkley (1882-1967); Spooner Bequest 1967
Exhibition History
British Watercolours from the Spooner Collection, Huntington Museum and Art Gallery, Los Angeles, 12/02/2005-15/05/2005
British Watercolours from the Spooner Collection, Huntington Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 12/02/2005-15/05/2005; Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, 18/07/2005-23/10/2005; Hermitage Rooms, Somerset House, London, 16/11/2005-12/02/2006
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/05/1977-01/06/1977 ...More
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
English Watercolours: The Spooner Collection and Bequest, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 11/05/1973-02/06/1973
Masters of the Watercolour - Watercolours from the Spooner
Collection, Holburne Museum of Art, Bath, 1969
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/04/1968-01/07/1968 ...Less
British Watercolours from the Spooner Collection, Huntington Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 12/02/2005-15/05/2005; Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, 18/07/2005-23/10/2005; Hermitage Rooms, Somerset House, London, 16/11/2005-12/02/2006
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/05/1977-01/06/1977 ...More
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
English Watercolours: The Spooner Collection and Bequest, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 11/05/1973-02/06/1973
Masters of the Watercolour - Watercolours from the Spooner
Collection, Holburne Museum of Art, Bath, 1969
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/04/1968-01/07/1968 ...Less
Literature
The Spooner Collection of British Watercolours, Courtauld Institute Galleries; Huntington Library; Wordsworth Trust, 2005-06
cat. no. 106
ill. on p. 246
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1977
cat. no. 21
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
cat. no. 36 ...More
English Watercolours: The Spooner Collection and Bequest, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1973
cat. no. 58
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1968
cat. no. 49 ...Less
cat. no. 106
ill. on p. 246
English Landscape Drawing and Watercolours, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1977
cat. no. 21
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1974
cat. no. 36 ...More
English Watercolours: The Spooner Collection and Bequest, City Art Gallery, Bristol, 1973
cat. no. 58
The William Spooner Collection and Bequest, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1968
cat. no. 49 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Mount (removed): Recto: graphite: "J.M.W. Turner 1796. Westminster Abbey / A Watercolour Drawing of the Abbot Islip Chapel, Westminster Abbey by / Turner dated 1796 / & similar in treatment & size was exhibited at / the Burlington Fine Arts Club in 1919 from the Lloyd Collection. / A photograph may be seen in the Witt Library.”. Verso: upper left, graphite: "J.M.W. Turner. / Spooner coll."
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Mount (removed): Recto: graphite: "J.M.W. Turner 1796. Westminster Abbey / A Watercolour Drawing of the Abbot Islip Chapel, Westminster Abbey by / Turner dated 1796 / & similar in treatment & size was exhibited at / the Burlington Fine Arts Club in 1919 from the Lloyd Collection. / A photograph may be seen in the Witt Library.”. Verso: upper left, graphite: "J.M.W. Turner. / Spooner coll."
Collector's mark: none.
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