December 2020

JMW TURNER

The West Tower of Malmesbury Abbey
Tate D00110

Watercolour-drawing 11"x 8½"
Provenance: Turner Bequest

A small precursor to 'Malmesbury Abbey' (exh. 1792)

The following are other versions:

@GRAVES; 1878,April 6,Christie's,H. A. J. Munro,93. MalmesburyAbbey. Drawing.,Vokins,735,0,0,
also in James p144 who gives size as 11 3/8 x 16 3/8 inches

Christie 23rd April 1898; Grant Morris; JMW Turner; Malmesbury Abbey; drawing; 11" x 19"; From the Novar Collection, 1878
@GRAVES; 1898,April 23,Christie's; J. Grant Morris. 63. Malmesbury Abbey. Drawing. 11x19,Agnew,819,0,0,

@GRAVES; 1891,May 11,Christie's; Andrew G. Kurtz. 197. Malmesbury Abbey. Drawing,Agnew,12,12,0,

@GRAVES; 1912,July 5 ,Christie's,John Edward Taylor,61. Malmesbury Abbey. Drawing. 14x10,Agnew,168,0,0,

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Armstrong page 265

Temporary notes on the various Malmesbury Abbey watercolours

There are 4 in Armstrong (page 265, above)

• 1792-3; 21"x 15"; RA 1792
• 1793; 7¼"x 10";
• 1795; 14"x 10"
• 1827; 11 3/8" x 16 3/8"

There is 1 in Agnew's exhibition of 1919 page 38; No. 53

• 1794; 14" x 10¼"; signed with date