The Two Rochester Canvases

see also Rochester Canvas

under construction

The first oil

Nephews letter makes it clear that very first canvas remained with the Douglas Family. We traced it to two auctions and to the first mention of 'Rochester Castle' in Miller (and Joseph Hogarth). None of these mentioned fishermen, boats or storm.

The second oil - or the oil started at Rochester and finished at Foots Cray

Events recorded by Miller

Miller's footnote describes a picture with the gale of wind in the posession of Nixon
Francis Russell Nixon records tha belief that his father posessed Turner's first oil (but assigns his comment to the wrong picture) - we have not located a further sighting of this one yet.