AGNEW'S PICTURE STOCK BOOK 1891-1898
JMW TURNER
This document was found on internet archive. It is a handwritten book and difficult to navigate due to visually weak scans, illegible handwriting and misplaced pagenation (scans presented on the right are in fact left side pages of the ledger, whilst the right side pages are presented on the left but displaced onto the next pdf page)
It is called 'Picture' Stock Book - these are probably oils
The purpose of examining this document was to establish any 'sightings' of 'The Rising Squall' (or any small oil precursor). As this document is oils only it has no impact on the associated watercolours. No references to 'The Rising Squall' were found. 6630, [6903 and 7674 are the same (Bannister) picture] require further analysis.
There are more than 100 pages with approx 20 entries per page. JMW Turner entries are extracted below. Prices are coded - the only definite decode at Feb 2020 is ttt=777!. pdf page numbers do not match the written page numbers so both are recorded the pdf page in ()s. The written stock numbers provide the best system of order and appear first for each entry in the list. Entries are not fully completed and will be updated if a transaction becomes 'of interest' (eg 7674 was of interest until it became clear that it was the Bannister picture.)
Sample page and pages on which Turner's were found: HERE
References from other contributors appear in 'Comments'. These references currently include similar titles which may be different pictures and also some drawings are noted. They remain not analysed or sorted because (with the possible exception of 6630 and 6903) these pictures are not of interest.
1893
6626 p40(84); 1893, May 3rd; Turner; 'Newark Abbey on the (Noy?)
Bought from: (?R.K) Hodgeson
Price Paid: ceee
Sold To: James Orrock; 1893, June 24th; Price:
Comments:
@GRAVES; 1858,June 5,Christie's; Charles Macdonald. 51. Newark Abbey.
Lord de Tabley's coll. ,Gregory,325,10,0,
@GRAVES; 1869,May 22,Christie's; Agnew. 86. Newark Abbey. Lord de
Tabley's collection,Agnew,1302,0,0, (bought in?)
@GRAVES; 1874,May 20,Christie's,John Pye,39. Newark Abbey.
Drawing,Agnew,378,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1891,June 22,Christie's; Miss James. 85. Newark.
Drawing,Tooth,22,1,0,
6627 p40(84); 1893, May 3rd; Turner; 'Venice, Moonlight'
Bought from: (?R.K) Hodgeson
Price Paid: leee
Sold To: James Price; 1893, June 21st; Price: £8400
Comments:
@GRAVES; 1845,April 24,Christie's; "Henry Rice. 889. St. Mark's
Place, Venice ",Cells,33,12,0,
@GRAVES; 1855,June 13,Foster's; "Lloyd Bros. 60. Grand Canal,
Venice. Bellini pictures ",Wallis,1428,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1863,April 25,Christie's,Elhanan Bicknell,112. Venice—Campo
Santo. 1842,Agnew,2000,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1863,April 25,Christie's,Elhanan Bicknell,116. Venice. R.A.
1841,Agnew,1732,10,0,
with the Bicknell sale: @GRAVES; 1863,April 25,Christie's,Elhanan
Bicknell,118. Ehrenbreitstein,Agnew,1890,0,0, - and others
@GRAVES; 1870,May 21,Christie's,Edwin Bullock,143. Venice—Dogana.
R.A. 1844,Agnew,2688,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1875,April 24,Christie's,Sam Mendel,"445. Grand Canal,
Venice",Agnew,7305,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1878,April 6,Christie's,H. A. J. Munro,100. St. Mark's Place
by Moonlight—Juliet.,Agnew,5460,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1886,Mar. 27,Christie's; "H. McConnell. 76. Campo
Santo, Venice. 24 x 36 ",Silva White,2625,0,0, - see 1863
@GRAVES; 1886,May 31,Christie's; Miss Griffiths. 131.
Venice,Agnew,84,0,0, - not marked as a drawing; thus an oil?
@GRAVES; 1897,May 29,Christie's; Sir John Pender. 85. Venice—Giudecca.
1841. 24x36,Agnew,7140,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1899,May 6,Christie's; Sir John Fowler. 79 Venice—Dogana
and St. Maria. 1844. Illustrated. 24 x 36,Agnew,8610,0,0,
6628 p40(84); 1893, May 3rd; Turner; 'Van Tromp'
Bought from: (?R.K) Hodgeson
Price Paid: leee
Sold To: Sir C (? Tern.....); 1893, May 16th; Price: 6930
Comments:
@GRAVES; 1858,May 22,Christie's; John Miller. 248. Van Tromp
,Gambart,567,5,0,
@GRAVES; 1878,April 6,Christie's,H. A. J. Munro,"101. . Van
Tromp's Shallop, etc",Agnew,5460,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1883,May 5,Christie's; Henry Woods. 147. Van Tromp's
Shallop. R.A. 1832,Martin,3675,0,0,
6629 p40(84); 1893, May 3rd; Turner; 'Ancient Italy'
Bought from: (?R.K) Hodgeson
Price Paid: leee
Sold To: C. (? Sidelneyer); 1893, June 13th; Price: £6250
Comments: Graves: 1893, April 29th; 'Italian Landscape'; s: Ralph
Brocklebank; b: Agnew £78/15/-. 'View in Italy'; s: Ralph
Brocklebank; b: Agnew £37/16/-. Prices suggest a different picture.
@GRAVES; 1878,April 6,Christie's,H. A. J. Munro,96. Ancient Italy. 36
x 48 ,Agnew,5460,0,0,
1893 cont
6630 p40(84); 1893, May 3rd; Turner; 'Marine View off the Nore'
Bought from: (?R.K) Hodgeson
Price Paid: uee; (paid a 3 digit sum)
Sold To: P. Ralli; 1893, May 19th; Price: £1155
Comments:
@GRAVES; 1842,June 17,Christie's; "Henry Hankey Dobree. 12.
Guard Ship at the Nore, Sheerness in Distance—Sunrise. 57 x 40 ",Crockford,178,10,0,
These two are the same picture (not necessarily this picture):
@GRAVES; 1848,April 14,Christie's; "John Newington Hughes. 147.
Sheerness and Isle of Sheppey, Junction of Thames and Medway from the Nore—Fishing
Boats in heavy Squall in Foreground, gleam of Sunshine"[@REDFORD
oil;] ,Rought,593,5,0,
@GRAVES; 1872,April 27,Christie's,Joseph Gillott,306. Junction of
Thames and Medway from Nore Buoy—Sheerness in Distance. From J. N.
Hughes coll. ,Agnew,4567,10,0,
@GRAVES; 1854,May 5,Christie's; James Wadmore. 186. The Guard Ship at
the Nore ,Rought,1606,10,0, ('Rought' could be mistaken read of 'Bought
in')
@GRAVES; 1881,May 14,Christie's; C.S. Bale. 186. Guard Ship at the
Nore. Drawing.Liber ,W. H. S.,94,10,0,
@GRAVES; 1893,July 22,Christie's; "Earl of Essex. 48. The Nore—Agitated
Sea, etc. 1808. 35 x 48. Signed",Bought in,4305,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1893,Mar. 25,Christie's; "R. B. Hoppner. 353. Coast
Scene, with Shipping",—,110,5,0,
@GRAVES; 1904,June 4,Christie's; J. Orrock. 141. Off the Nore.
Illustrated. 11^x17!,A. Smith,441,0,0,
6631 p40(84); 1893, May 3rd; Turner; 'The Trossachs'
Bought from: (?R.K) Hodgeson
Price Paid:
Sold To: James Orrock; 1893, July 5th; Price: £950
1893 NOTES: According to Graves, Agnew bought 'Fall of the Tees' 1893, June 3rd.
1894
6795 p49(102); 1894, March 10th; Turner; 'The Bathers'
Bought from: E.Burkett
Price Paid:
Sold To: Wallis & Co; 1894, March 9th; no price
Comments: purchase and sale dates and no price information suggest a
different type of transaction - bought to order?
@GRAVES; 1842,May 6,Christie's; Robert Vernon. — Female Bathers
in Bay of Naples. Exhibited in 1840[@REDFORD oil;] ,Fuller,57,15,0,
@GRAVES; 1860,Mar. 26,Christie's; H. A. J. Munro. (371 F.) 151A.
Neapolitan Bathers Surprised ,Flatou,225,5,0,
@GRAVES; 1872,April 27,Christie's,Joseph Gillott,"305. Kilgarran
Castle, with Bathers ",New York Museum,2835,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1886,Mar. 27,Christie's; H. McConnell. 75. The Bathers. 25 x
31 W. B. ,Denison,1134,0,0,
6902 p53(114); 1894, May 26th; Turner; 'Bonneville'
Bought from: CMW - J Gibbons; CMW is probably Christie, Manson and
Woods; possibly lot 61
Price Paid: ttt (probably £777/-/-
Sold To: Hon. J.G.Johnson; 1894, July 28th
Comments: Cross references below include references to Mont 'Blanc'
and 'Bonneville'
@GRAVES; 1830,April 26,Christie's; John Green. 72. View in
Switzerland—Mont Blanc in Distance ,[@REDFORD oil;] Munro,87,3,0,
@GRAVES; 1869,April 17,Christie's; John Dillon. 44. Mont Blanc from
Aosta ,Bought in,810,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1881,May 14,Christie's; "C. S. Bale. 176. Near
Sallenches, Mont Blanc. Drawing.",Agnew,44,2,0,
@GRAVES; 1890,June 27,Christie's; Ayscough Fawkes. 58. Mont Blanc
from Val d'Aosta. 26 x 39},Agnew,1050,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1894,May 16,Christie's; John Gibbons. 61. Bonneville and
Mont Blanc. 36 x 48,Agnew,777,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1902,April 26,Christie's; - 49. Bonneville. 1817. Drawing.
11JX17,Mallard,945,0,0,
6903 p53(114); 1894, May 26th; Turner; 'Seapiece'
Bought from: CMW - J Gibbons; CMW is probably Christie, Manson and
Woods; possibly lot 62
Price Paid: cuae or euae
Sold To: Sir Julian Goldsmid; 1894, June 1st; £1386
Comments:
Below a later purchase of the Bannister picture is recorded - 7674
Bought from: Sir J. Goldsmid; CMW (Christies sale of 1896 June 13th); Lot
53; 17.5"x 23"; Bannister, Gibbons, Goldsmid. Therefore this
(6903) seapiece is also the Bannister picture.
@GRAVES; 1894,May 16,Christie's; John Gibbons. 62. Fishing Boats
lowering Sail. 17^x23,Agnew,1270,0,0, - This entry has the same lot number
and whilst dates differ slightly (possibly machine-read mistake) this is
clearly the same picture.
Graves: 'fishing'
@GRAVES; 1827,July 7,Christie's; "Lord de Tabley. 46. Dutch
Fishing Boats, with the Sun rising—Group of figures bargaining for
Fish, others unloading a Vessel ; oil; JMW Turner,514,10,0,
@GRAVES; 1842,June 17,Christie's; Henry Hankey Dobree. 10. Fishing
Boats off Margate Pier—Effect of Storm. Painted for Mr. Dobree
,Bonomy Dobree,52,10,0,
@GRAVES; 1842,June 17,Christie's; Henry Hankey Dobree. n. Fishing
Boats pulling off Pier from Shore. 47 x 36 ,Ellis,168,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1848,April 14,Christie's; "John Newington Hughes. 147.
Sheerness and Isle of Sheppey, Junction of Thames and Medway from the Nore—Fishing
Boats in heavy Squall in Foreground, gleam of Sunshine"[@REDFORD
oil;] ,Rought,593,5,0,
@REDFORD 1860 no date ...A Sea-piece, with Fishing-boats in a stiff
breeze... Trimmer; buyer:Hooper £46/4/- - this is not likely to be
this (Agnew 6903) picture
6947 p58(120); 1894, June 14th; Turner; 'St Mark's Place, Moonlight'
Bought from: J Price picture stock reference 6627;
Price Paid: ioee
Sold To: Wallis & Co.; 1894, June 16th; £5070 &Picture
6970 (taken as part payment?)
Comments: Picture 6970 is 'purchased' 1894, June 16th; from Wallis &
Co.; price paid 'cte'; noted as also being picture 6753 on page 47 sold to
Wallis 1893, December 1st
7008 p61(126); 1894, June 27th; Turner; 'Val d'Aosta, Piedmont'; 36"x
48"
Bought from: Lord Wharncliffe;
Pirice Paid: cote
Sold To: James Price; 1894, October 8th; £5250
Comments:
@GRAVES; 1869,April 17,Christie's; John Dillon. 44. Mont Blanc from
Aosta ,Bought in,810,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1869,April 29,Christie's,A Trust Estate,127. Val d'Aosta.
Drawing. 9^x12,Agnew,147,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1875,Feb. 13,Christie's; Thomas Greenwood. 249. Vale
d'Aosta. Drawing,Muirhead,26,15,6,
@GRAVES; 1875,Feb. 13,Christie's,Thomas Greenwood,254. Vale d'Aosta.
Drawing,Agnew,106,1,0,
@GRAVES; 1875,Feb. 13,Christie's,Thomas Greenwood,264*. Vale d'Aosta.
Drawing,Smith,115,10,0,
@GRAVES; 1878,April 6,Christie's,H. A. J. Munro,"102. Avalanche
in the Valley of Aosta, Savoy.",Lord Wharncliffe,955,10,0,
@GRAVES; 1880,Mar. 6,Christie's; C. J. Pooley. 159. The Val d'Aosta.
Drawing. 9x12. Greenwood collection,F. A. C.,78,15,0,
@GRAVES; 1890,June 27,Christie's; Ayscough Fawkes. 58. Mont Blanc
from Val d'Aosta. 26 x 39},Agnew,1050,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1895,June 15,Christie's; James Price. 66. Val d'Aosta. 1837.
36^x47^,Agnew,4200,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1912,July 5 ,Christie's,John Edward Taylor,63. Aosta.
Drawing. 9§ x lof,Agnew,1470,0,0,
7306 p78(160); 1895, June 15th; Turner; 'A Dream of Italy'
Bought from: James Price, CMW (Christie's sale);
Price Paid:
Sold To:
7307 p78(160); 1895, June 15th; Turner; 'Goint to the Ball, Venice'
Bought from: James Price, CMW (Christie's sale);
Price Paid:
Sold To:
7308 p78(160); 1895, June 15th; Turner; 'Returning from the Ball,
Venice'
Bought from: James Price, CMW (Christie's sale);
Price Paid:
Sold To:
7309 p78(160); 1895, June 15th; Turner; 'Mortlake'
Bought from: James Price, CMW (Christie's sale);
Price Paid:
Sold To:
7310 p78(160); 1895, June 15th; Turner; 'Helvoetsluys'
Bought from: James Price, CMW (Christie's sale);
Price Paid:
Sold To:
7311 p78(160); 1895, June 15th; Turner; 'The Val d'Aosta'
Bought from: James Price, CMW (Christie's sale);
Price Paid:
Sold To:
7408 p83(170); 1895, November 13th; Turner; 'On the Nye'
Bought from: H. Crossley
Price Paid:
Sold To:
7409 p83(170); 1895, November 13th; Turner; 'Mountainous Landscape'
Bought from: H. Crossley
Price Paid:
Sold To:
7443 p85(174); 1895, December 5th; Turner; 'The Nore'
Bought from: Orrock;
7458 p86(178); 1895, December 31st; Turner; 'Helvoetsluys'
@GRAVES; 1863,April 25,Christie's,Elhanan Bicknell,"102.
Helvoetsluys, Utrecht—Ship at Sea. 1832. 36x48",Agnew,1680,0,0,
@GRAVES; 1895,June 15,Christie's; James Price. 65. Helvoetsluys.
1832. Illustrated. 35^x47,Agnew,6720,0,0,
7674 p98(200); 1896, June 16th; Turner; 'A Rough Sea'
Bought from: Sir J. Goldsmid; CMW (Christies sale of 1896 June 13th);
Lot 53; 17.5"x 23"; Bannister, Gibbons, Goldsmid
Sold To: Pandelli Rall ?;
7675 p98(200); 1896, June 16th; Turner; 'Rockets and Blue Lights'
Bought from: Sir J. Goldsmid ; CMW (Christies sale); Lot 54
7909 p111(226); 1897, Feb 27th; Turner; 'Helvoetsluys, City of Utrecht'
Bought from: Forbes Leith; 7458;
Sold To: James Ross; 1897, Feb 25th; £6850
8098 p122(248); 1897, May 29th; Turner; 'The State Procession, Venice'
8099 p122(248)); 1897, May 29th; Turner; 'Venice'
8127 p123(250); 1897, June 9th; Turner; 'The Ivy Bridge'
8187 p127(258); 1897, July 13th; Turner; 'The Wreck'
8188 p127(258); 1897, July 13th; Turner; 'The Morning After The Storm'