The Mystery of The Rising Squall
Joseph Hogarth
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The Rising Squall
Joseph Hogarth's Legacy
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The Mystery of The Rising Squall
Joseph Hogarth
Joseph Hogarth's Legacy
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Joseph Hogarth in Possession of 'The Rising Squall' Joseph Hogarth is known to have been in possession of 'The Rising Squall' together with 'The Country Waggon, Snowdon'. However, whereas 'The Country Waggon, Snowdon'. is documented in later collections 'The Rising Squall' is not; leading to speculation that Joseph Hogarth died with it in his possession. These pictures were previously in the collection of Rev. Dr. Francis Russell Nixon, Bishop of Tasmania.
Extensive effort was put into trying to trace 'The Rising Squall' beyond this auction. Possible sales before his death are considered in 'The Disappearance of The Rising Squall'. 'The Country Waggon' was traced next to the collection of Sir William Richard Drake (died 1890). Drake's collection also included Turner watercolour-drawings previously in the possession of the Bishop of Tasmania and Joseph Hogarth. 'The Country Waggon' appeared in the 1920 sale of R. Hall McCormick. One of the watercolour-drawings, 'Ruins of Sir Gregory Page Turner's House', was traced to Leicester Museum. None of these or any other of the lines of enquiry produced any sighting of 'The Rising Squall' by that or any other name. |
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'The Hotwells, Bristol' or 'The Rising Squall' in Joseph Hogarth's Collection From its description in the catalogue "Vide Burnett's Life of Turner" there is no doubt that Lot 152 was 'The Rising Squall'. If Joseph Hogarth had sold it then one would expect it to appear later either as 'The Hotwells, Bristol' or as 'The Rising Squall' and definitely as a work by JMW Turner. However, the picture did not reappear and that leads to a number of assumptions arising from a basic premise that Joseph Hogarth took it into his own private collection. There are inferences that such a private collection existed; two auction sales of items remaining at Paxton House, West Drayton, after his death, included pictures, also the Will of Elizabeth Siers, his third and last wife, mentions 'pictures' first; before household items and money.. This volume is intended to consider the reasons why he may have hidden the picture deliberately or, if he did not do so, what may have happened to it if it had been handed down to one of his children or left hanging in Paxton House. Technically, any pictures left hanging in Paxton House (and Orchard Villas) would belong to Elizabeth but Hogarth's sons George and Andrew both had access to them and could have removed any of them at any time between Joseph's death and the early 1890's. (In 1881 Elizabeth was 43, George was 38 and Andrew was 35.)
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Two Auction Sales and Elizabeth Siers' Will These references are cited as evidence that Joseph Hogarth maintained a private collection in Paxton House.
Auction Sale (1) 1885-08-10
Wednesday 19th August 1885 by Mr E.P.Newman of 42 High Street, Uxbridge. Newspaper advert in 'Uxbridge and West Drayton Gazette' 8 August 1885: On Wednesday next. West Drayton. Sale of surplus household furniture and effects Mr. E. P. Newman has been instructed by Mrs. E. Hogarth (who is leaving the neighbourhood) to sell by auction on Wednesday August 10th ai 1 for 2 o'clock, on the premises, Paxton Villa, near the Eight Bells Inn, West Drayton, Arabian and other bedsteads and bedding, marble top and painted washstands and fittings, chests of drawers, dressing tables and other bedroom appendages, fenders and fireirons, chimney and toilet glasses semi grand pianoforte in mahogany case, by Collard and Collard, tables, chairs chiffoniers, couches, bureau bookcase, 280 vols of books, 4 well executed watercolour drawings, proof engravings, sketches and portraits, kitchen utensils washing and wringing machine, 7 head of poultry and various other effects. On view the day prior and morning of sale, and catalogues can be obtained at the place of sale; the Inns of the neighbourhood; and of the auctioneer and valuer 42, High Street Uxbridge, and Hillingdon Middlesex,
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Auction Sale (2) 1889-10-29
Newspaper advert in 'Uxbridge and West Drayton Gazette' 26 October 1889: PAXTON HOUSE, WEST DRAYTON. Mr. W. C. HERON has received instructions from the owner, who is leaving the neighbourhood, to sell by auction, on the premises as above, On TUESDAY OCTOBER 29th, At 10 o'clock precisely, the genuine HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, comprising bedsteads and bedding, wardrobes, chests of drawers, Brussels and other carpets, dining room furniture, table, sofa, easy chairs; drawing room furniture includes drawing room suite of excellent quaklity covered in crimson repp, a 7-octave cottage pianoforte, by [Germane], in walnut case, elegant chiffonier, plush mantel curtains, clocks, chimney glasses, library table, well made book-case, etc., valuable oil paintings, including an original George Morland, landscape after Holbein, water colour drawings, etchings, crayons, including genuine examples by Byron, Metcalf, Vandevelde, J. M. W. Turner, Knight, Stothard, Frost RA, Landseer RA, Rowlandson, Borgne, Wild, Davis, and others, artists proof and early engravings, set of prints Marriage a la Mode after Hogarth, bust of Livingstone, group by Gott, The Wrestlers, valuable illustrated and other well bound books, including Royal Gallery of British Art, Wilkie's Original Sketches, Dicken's Works, Old Plays, etc. Dresden, Chelsea and oriental china, dinner service complete, tea services ditto, cut glass of the best quality, the usual kitchen articles clean and good, and various other effects. May be viewed the day before the sale and catalogues had 5 days prior on application to Mr. W. C. Heron, auctioneer and valuer, Uxbridge, Middlesex.
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Elizabeth Siers' Will (1915):
So it seems that some of the Paxton House collection was retained by Elizabeth and that in 1915 her collection was in Ireland.
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'The Rising Squall' and The Hogarths Before Paxton House Since it was painted in 1793, 'The Rising Squall' had been in the possession of Rev. Robert Nixon and later his son Rev. Dr. Francis Russell Nixon, Bishop of Tasmania. The picture was exhibited in Tasmania. The bishop returned to London in 1862 and apparently sold some of his collection including three Turner watercolours and the two oils. Although there is no recorded evidence, these were probably sold directly to Joseph Hogarth because Hogarth auctioned at least four of them at Christie's sales. Joseph Hogarth was also a photographer and exhibited 'A Frame Containing Six Copies of Turner' No. 471 at the January 1863 London Photographic Society Exhibition in Suffolk Street, Pall Mall. Research is underway to determine whether the Bishop's Turners were included in this frame. In 1864 when Joseph Hogarth auctioned 'The Rising Squall' he was living in and working from 5, Haymarket, St Martin in the Fields, Middlesex with his wife, Ellen or Eleanor, who died in 1866, his daughters Frances and Agnes and his sons George and David. They moved to 96, Mount Street in 1866. Joseph remarried to Elizabeth Hannah (her surname currently not known) in 1869. Her children were Wilhelmina (born 1868), William (born 1869) and Herbert (born 1871). There is no substantive record of Elizabeth Hannah's death but she was 35 on the 1871 census with her name mis-spelt as 'Hagarth' (which may be simply a transcription error) and there is a death of an Elizabeth Haygarth, age 36, registered in W. Derby in the following year (1872). In 1874 Joseph married Elizabeth Chapman. They had two daughters, (Louisa born October 1873 (before marriage) and Elizabeth born 1876). Paxton House and 2 Orchard Villas was purchased just after the birth of Louisa. Orchard Villas appears to have been let to short term tenants whilst Paxton House (previously known as Orchard House) was furnished and occupied by Elizabeth and the children, Wilhelmina, William, Herbert and Louisa (and Little Elizabeth from 1876). It is clear from subsequent sales that artworks, including a Turner watercolour, were held in Paxton House.
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Joseph Hogarth's Twighlight Years Joseph Hogarth bought Paxton House and Orchard Villas in December 1873. He was 72 years old. His daughter, Louisa, was born the same month and Joseph married her mother, Elizabeth Chapman, between April and June the following year. The imminent birth of this daughter may have been the motivation for his purchase. He was living at 96 Mount Street, from where he ran his business, with three young children from his second marriage and probably three adult children from his first marriage. His new wife, Elizabeth Chapman, was only 34, some 12 years younger than his eldest daughter, Fanny. It seems that his plan was to house his new wife and child and the three younger children in Paxton house whilst letting Orchard Villas. He had made his last Will (the one which was granted probate in 1883) on 25th November 1872. In it he bequeathed his personal property to his "wife" wthout naming her. Three years earlier, in November 1869, records show the baptism of two of the young children, Wilhelmina and William, and state the mother's name as Elizabeth Hannah Hogarth. This is Joseph Hogarth's second wife and she appears with Joseph, Wilhelmina and William on the 1871 census. Another Hogarth child (Herbert) was born around December 1871. At the time of writing (March 2025) no definitive records have been found for the death of Elizabeth Hannah Hogarth. However, it has been possible to infer that the marriage to Elizabeth Chapman took place in the June quarter of 1874. If it is assumed that Elizabeth Hannah died between December 1871 and June 1874 the only GRO record that bears any resemblence to Elizabeth Hannah is the death of an 'Elizabeth Haygarth' in West Derby in September 1872. It is noted that 'West Derby Lunatic Asylum' was housing patients at that time. The death of Elizabeth Hannah is the subject of ongoing investigation. |
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Whatever the circumstances this was clearly an uneasy time for Joseph and if the Will was signed after Elizabeth Hannah's death it adds uncertainty to its intentions. (Some sources have conflated Elizabeth Hannah Hogarth and Elizabeth Hogarth (nee Chapman); probably because both were 'Elizabeth'. However, it is clear that they are different people because Elizabeth Chapman later married William Siers and in her Will, written as Elizabeth Siers, she names her two daughters as Louisa and Elizabeth Hogarth.) There may be a reflection of his troubled state of mind in a letter written to Fanny Kemble on 22nd November 1871 in which he recalls a conversation with Sir Thomas Lawrence in 1829! Speaking of Lawrence's death he wrote, "The recollection is painful to me because had I been less urgent upon him to have medical advice advice he would have escaped the bleeding which hastened his death", Hogarth is blaming himself for Lawrence's death. Around the time he wrote this letter Herbert, his third child with Elizabeth Hannah, was born. One year later the Will was written. There must have been a previous Will but there is no record of it; the Will of 25th November 1872 revokes all former Wills and anticipates a codicil; (however, this may have been standard practice with these solicitors - it would avoid making a new will for minor changes). No pictures were mentioned. The reason for making a new Will at this time is unclear; Elizabeth Hannah may have already died or her death was expected; the relationship with Elizabeth Chapman may have prompted it. However, whatever the reason he did not specifically name his 'wife'. The witnesses to this will were legal professionals: Arthur E Fawdington and William Downing of 43, Chancery Lane. This Will was written whilst he was living at 96, Mount Street, all his personal belongings and all his business possessions were therefore held at the same address. One year later, around the time Louisa was born, Hogarth was arranging the purchase of Paxton House. In November 1873 and January 1874 there was an exchange of letters between Hogarth and C. M. Ingleby which although unrelated to personal matters did appear to show that Hogarth was somewhat irritated (In the first of the two letters Hogarth signs off, "Yours Obediently" but in the second, "Yours Faithfully" and the whole tone of the second letter is quite frosty). |
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The purchase of Paxton House and Orchard Villas was completed in February 1874. His marriage to Elizabeth Chapman took place in Newcastle and there is no evidence beyond the General Register Office record for the June quarter. On 15th August 1874, shortly after his marriage to Elizabeth Chapman, Joseph wrote a codicil to his Will. This codicil is very different in style to his Will. The Will is clearly drafted by legal experts and is witnessed by solicitors. The codicil is roughly drafted and probly by written by Joseph in West Drayton and witnessed by his neighbours (S. Thatcher and E Lowe). In the codicil he names 'Elizabeth' and at this time there can be no doubt that this is Elizabeth nee Chapman. He states that he, "has the greatest horror of litigation" and he disinherits any legatees who attempt to 'prevent' his intentions. By August 1874 he was clearly troubled, irritated, uneasy and quite possibly, angry. He had moved personal assets to Paxton House and Orchard Villas. He was clearly in a position to hide some of his assets. So did he hide 'The Rising Squall' in Orchard Villas or was it merely that he used unlet parts of Orchard Villas to store his pictures before hanging them in Paxton House? Joseph Hogarth died at Paxton House, West Drayton on 9th October 1879. This information is found in the probate and there was an announcement of his death published in the 'Uxbridge and West Drayton Gazette'. It is said that he was born in 1801 and that there is a christening record in 'St Pancras Old Church' records held at London Metropolitan Archives. He was 78 at death and wrote his last Will aged 71; the codicil was written at age 73. He took possession of 'The Rising Squall' with the Bishop of Tasmania's Turners in 1862 (age 61) If the picture remained in Orchard Villas and was forgotten until the house was converted into appartments in 2018 then this concludes the search. However, there is not yet evidence that 'The Rising Squall' or any other picture was recovered during the course of those renovations.
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Evidence that Joseph Hogarth's first wife was Ellen:
The following evidence shows that Elizabeth Hannah (surname unknown) was Hogarth's second wife:
Evidence that Elizabeth Chapman was Hogarth's third wife:
Letters in Folger Shakespeare Museum indicate Hogarth's State of Mind:
Hogarth's purchase of 2 Orchard Villas which included Paxton House:
Joseph Hogarth's Will:
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1861 Census: Search Record Showing Ellen Hogarth, Joseph's First Wife
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Elizabeth Hannah (surname unknown) was Joseph Hogarth's Second Wife
(married 1869 to c.1872)
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Elizabeth Hannah, Joseph Hogarth's Second Wife (married 1869)
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1874, Joseph Hogarth's Third Wife Elizabeth Chapman Identified by her father's name 'William Chapman' on the record of her later marriage to William Siers and found in GRO records of her marriage to Joseph.
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Letters to Fanny Kemble and C M Ingleby Work in progress In these letters we see Joseph Hogarth's handwriting; something not evident in the Will and Codicil since the latter are written up by registrars at the time probate is granted.
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Letters to Fanny Kemble and C M Ingleby Work in progress external links
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Title Page of Deed of Assignment of 2 Orchard Villas to Joseph Hogarth
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Joseph Hogarth Probate and Will
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Joseph Hogarth Will (continued)
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Joseph Hogarth Will (continued) and Codicil
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Joseph Hogarth Probate Transcription
Be it known, that at the date hereunder written, the last Will and Testament with a Codicil of Joseph Hogarth late of No. 96 Mount Street Grosvenor Square in the County of Middlesex Print Seller and Picture Dealer deceased, who died on the 9th day of October 1879 at Paxton House West Drayton in the said County was proved and registered in the Principal Registry of the Probate Division of Her Majesty's Court of Justice and that Administration of the personal Estate of the said deceased was granted by the aforesaid Court to Elizabeth Hogarth of Paxton House aforesaid Widow of the Relict and George Bicknell Hogarth of No. 96 Mount Street aforesaid Picture Dealer the Son the Executors named in the said Will they having been first sworn well and faithfully to administer the same.
Dated the 12th day of January 1883
Gross value of personal Estate £5814.8.1 Resworn April 1883 £6441.1.11 [illegible Signature]
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Joseph Hogarth Will (25th November 1872) Transcription This is the last will and testament of me Joseph Hogarth of No. 96 Mount Street Grosvenor Square in the County of Middlesex Print Seller and Picture Dealer I hereby revoke all former wills and testamentary dispositions made by me Whereas I am now carrying on in partnership with four of my children the trades or businesses of print Sellers Picture Dealers and Picture Restorers Picture frames Makers and dealers and vendors of Works of Art Now I hereby bequeath unto such of my children as shall at my death be engaged in carrying on in partnership with me the said trades or businesses or any trades or businesses being a continuation or or modification of the said trades or businesses all my share and interest in the household furniture and household effects in or upon the house shop or premises in or upon which such trades or businesses or continued or modified trade or business shall be carried on at the time of my decease I bequeath unto my wife absolutely all the household furniture consumable stores and other household effects which may at the time of my death be in or upon the dwellinghouse which shall then be occupied by me as the residence of my wife and myself I bequeath all the residue of my personal estate and effects unto my said wife and my son George Bicknell Hogarth their executors administrators and assigns upon and for the trusts and intents and purposes hereinafter declared and contained of and comncerning the same I devise all my real estate unto and to the use of my said wife and my said son George Bicknell Hogarth their heirs and assigns upon and for the trusts and intents and purposes hereinafter expressed and declared of and concerning the same And I direct that my said wife and my said son George Bicknell Hogarth and the survivor of them and the heirs executors and administrators respectively of such survivor their heir and his assigns shall stand and be seized and possessed of my said real estate / except estates vested in me as a trustee or mortgagee / and of my residuary personal estate upon trust that they she or he shall sell call in and convert into money the same or such part thereof as shall not consist of money and shall with and out of the money produced by such sale calling in and conversion and with and out of such part of my personal estate as shall consist of money pay my funeral testamentary expenses and debts and the legacies bequeathed by any codicil hereto |
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and shall with the consent in writing of my said wife during so long as she shall remain my widow and after her decease or marriage at the discretion of the trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will invest the residue of the said moneys in the names or name of the said trustees or trustee or under their his or her legal control in or upon any of the public stocks or funds or Government securities of the United Kingdom or in or upon stocks or securities of the Government of India or in the stocks of The Bank Of England commonly called Bank Stock or upon real or leasehold securities being held for a term whereof sixty years at least shall be unexpired at the time of such investment and with liberty in the case of leasehold securities to waive the production of the lessor's title for in or upon the stocks shares or securities of any railway or other company in Great Britain or India incorporated by act of Parliament or Royal Charter with power for the said trustees or trustee from time to time with such consent or at such discretion as aforesaid to vary the said investments into or for others of the same or a like nature and shall stand possessed of the said residuary trust monies and the stocks funds shares and securities into or upon which the same shall from time to time be invested (hereinafter called the residuary trust funds) upon the trusts following that is to say in Trust for all my children living at my decease or born in due time afterwards who being a son or sons shall then have attained the age of twenty one years or shall afterwards attain that age *[*a daughter or daughters in have attained the twenty one years or [] married or shall to attain that age] or marry in equal shares and if there shall be only one such child the whole to be in trust for that one child provided always that if any child of me shall die in my lifetime leaving a child or children who shall survive nad being a son or sons shall attain the age of twenty one years or being a daughter or daughters shall attain that age or marry then and in every such case the last mentioned child or children shall take and if more than one equally between them the share which his her or their parent would have taken of and in the residuary trust funds if such parent had survived me and attained the age of twenty one years And I declare that notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained the trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will shall stand and be possessed of such portions of the residuary trust funds and of the investments thereof as under the trusts hereinbefore declared any children or issue of my present marriage who may be living at my death may be interested in whether absolutely or contingently upon trust during so long as my said wife shall continue my widow to pay the income thereof accruing during such period to my said wife for her own use absolutely |
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And from and after the decease or marriage of my said wife which event shall first happen upon and for trusts interests and purposes hereinbefore declared of and concerning the same And I declare that if at my death any child or grandchild of me entitled in expectancy to a share under this my will shall be an infant then and in every such case the trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will shall apply the whole or such part as they or he shall think fit of the income of the expectant share of such infant for or towards his or her maintenance and education with liberty to pay the same to the guardian or any of the guardians of such infant for the purpose aforesaid without being liable to see to the application thereof and shall invest the residue if any of the said income and the resulting income thereof in the names or name of the said trustees or trustee in or upon any such stocks funds shares or securities as aforesaid so as to accumulate at compound interest with the liberty fromtime to time to vary the said investments into or for others of the same or a like nature and shall stand possessed of the said accumulations in trust for the person or persons who shall become entitled to the share from which the same shall have proceeded with liberty nevertheless for the said trustees or trustee from time to time to resort to the accumulations of any preceding year or years and to apply the same for or towards the maintenance or education of any person for the time presumptively entitled thereto provided always that the power of maintenance and education hereinbefore contained shall not so far as it is applicable to any child or children or other issue of me by my present wife being exercised [sic] during so long as she shall remain my widow And I empower the the said trustees or trustee at the discretion of the said trustees or trustee to raise any part or parts not exceeding together one moiety of the expectant share of any child or grandchild of me under this my Will and to apply the same for his or her advancement preferment or benefit as the said trustees or trustee at such discretion as aforesaid shall think fit Provided always that the power of advancement hereinbefore contained shall not be exersized in favour of any child or children or other issue of me by my present wife during so long as my said wife shall remain my widow except with her consent in writing first had and obtained And I declare that all benefits hereby conferred on any female shall be for her separate use free from the control debts and engagements of any husband with whom she may be married or may marry |
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And I declare that any property hereby directed or authorized to be sold may be sold either together or in parcels and either by public auction or private contract and either with or without any special or other conditions or stipulations relative to title or otherwise and the trustees or trustee making such sale may buy in any property put up for sale by auction or any part thereof and may rescind or vary any contract for sale and may resell the property so bought in or the contract for the sale whereof shall have been so rescinded as aforesaid without being answerable for any loss or diminution in price and may execute [assurances] give effectual receipts for the purchase and do all acts and things for completing any such sale which they she or he may think proper And I declare that the trustees or trustee for the time being of this my Will may postpone the sale and conversion of my real and per- sonal estate or any part thereof for so long as they she or he may think fit and that the rents profits and income to accrue from and after my decease of and from such part of my real and personal estate as shall for the time being remain unsold and unconverted shall after payment thereout of all incidental expenses and outgoings to be paid and applied to the person or persons and in the manner to whom and in which the income of the monies produced by such sale and conversion would for the time being be payable or applicable under this my Will if such sale and con- version had been actually made And I empower the said trustees or trustee for the time being to let any hereditaments for the time being remaining unsold either from year to year or for any term of years at such rent and subject to such covenants as they she or he may think fit and also to accept surrender of leases and tenancies to fell timber and other trees standing on the said hereditaments whether for sale repairs or otherwise and generally the same in such manner as they she or he may think fit And I declare that the proceeds of any timber sold by the said trustees or trustee shall be considered as income and paid and applied accor- dingly Provided always and I hereby authorize the trustees or trustee for the time being of this my Will to adjust and settle all accounts and transact- ions relating to any business in which at the time of my death I may be or partner and to wind up the affairs and concerns thereof and ascertain the amount of my share and interest therein either according to the provisions of the aticles of partnership under which the said business shall be carried on at my decease or upon such other terms and in each other manner as may be agreed on between them her or him and my surviving partners or partner with power for the said trustees or trustee to refer to arbitration or otherwise to compromise or settle any question that may arise in or about the winding up of the said partnership business in such nas they she or he may think fit and generally to do and execute all such acts and things in relation to the premises as may appear to them her or him necessary or expediant without being answerable for any loss which may arise thereby |
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And I authorise the said trustees or trustee if they she or he in their her or his discretion think fit to permit the whole or any part of the amount which on taking the accounts of any such partnership as aforesaid shall appear to be due to my estate as and for my share and interest in the business of such partnership to remain in the same business as a loan for any period whatsoever but so that the same shall bear interest at the rate of at least five pounds per cent per annum And I empower the said trustees or trustee to make such loan without taking any security for the payment of the same and the interest payable therefor And I declare that if the trustees hereby appointed or either of them shall die in my lifetime or if they or either of them or any future trustee or trustees of this my Will shall die or desire to retire from or refuse or become incapable to act in the trusts of this my Will before the same shall be fully performed then and in every such case it shall be lawful for the continuing trustees or trustee for the time being of this my will or if they shall be no continuing trustee then for the retiring or refusing trustees or trustee or the executors or administrators of the last acting trustee to appoint any other person or persons to be a trustee in the place of the trustee or trustees so dying or desiring to retire or refusing or becoming incapable to act as aforesaid with liberty upon any such appointment to increase or diminish the original number of trustees and upon every such appointment the trust premises shall be so conveyed and transferred that the same may become vested in the new trustee or trustees either jointly with the continuing trustee or trustees or solely as the case may require and every such new trustee as well before as after the trust premises shall have become vested in him shall have all the powers and autorities of the trustee in whose place he shall be substituted And as to all Estates which may be vested in me at the time of my death as a trustee or mortgagee I direct my said wife and my said son George Bicknell Hogarth to stand seized therof upon for and subject to the trusts equities affecting the same respectively but so that the money secured by any mortgage shall form part of my personal Estate I appoint my said wife and my said son George Bicknell Hogarth the Executrix and Executor of this my Will and I appoint my said wife during her life and after her death the said George Bicknell Hogarth Guardian of my infant children |
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In witness whereof I have to the first six sheets of this my Will and to this seventh and last sheet thereof set my hand this twenty fifth day of November one thousand eight hundred and seventy two J. Hogarth Signed by the testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the
presence of us who being both present at the same time in his presence
at his request and in the presence of each other have hereunto
subscribed our names as witnesses
96 Mount Street Grosvenor Square London W.
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Joseph Hogarth Codicil
CODICIL 15th AUGUST 1874 Whereas by Will dated I have bequeathed such property as may belong to me at my death to certain trustees viz my wife Elizabeth and my son George to be divided by them in equal shares among such of my children as shall be living at the time of my decease subject to this proviso that if my partners prefer to do so they shall be at liberty to defer making any or all of the payments for an indefinite period by paying quarterly the interest due upon each individual's share of course they giving security to the trustees or exor's for the gross amount whatever articles of furniture books &c that may be in my house in Mount Street or any other residence belonging to me to be the property of my partners in the first case and my wife Elizabeth in the second case I have the greatest horror of litigation and to guard against it if any of the legatees jointly or separately do any thing or instruct anyone else to do any thing that has for its object to prevent my intentions as now stated being carried into effect then he she or they shall entirely forfit all interest in the bequest and the amount so forfited it is my desire and intention that it shall be divided among those who dutifully carry out these my intentions
J Hogarth Aug 15/74 Witness to signature S. Thatcher _____ E. Lowe, West Drayton
On 12th January 1883 Probate of this Will with a Codicil thereto was granted to Elizabeth Hogarth Widow and George Bicknell Hogarth the executors.
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Hogarth's Children with Brief Notes as to Whether they Could Have Acquired 'The Rising Squall' For this study it is appropriate to consider whether 'The Rising Squall' may have passed to one of his children. Evidence for these notes was drawn from various sources some of which are noted. However, these comments are highly speculative and this record was made as a guide as to the amount of effort that should be expended searching into places where they lived and thus places where 'The Rising Squall' may have been abandoned. Hogarth's Will indicates some of his intentions with regard to assets generally; business assets passed to the children, personal assets passed to his wife. When living at the business premises these two classes of assets may have been difficult to distinguish. However, after the purchase of Paxton House and Orchard Villas there was obvious division. A Morland picture and a Turner watercolour or etching appeared in Paxton House sales and 'pictures' were evident in Elizabeth Siers' Will. Elizabeth Siers was not involved in the business and died 45 years after Joseph; she could simply have forgotten titles or mislaid documents during extensive travels. For a picture (of importance) to be lost it must be out of the hands of professional collectors and this would be the case with Elizabeth but not with Ellen's children who had worked day by day with Joseph for many years. The children by Elizabeth Hannah and Elizabeth Chapman were too young to have received the painting direct from Joseph before he died in 1879. The fate of 'The Rising Squall' after 1864 is most likely that it was retained by Joseph and that he either deliberately hid it or he displayed it, eventually in Paxton House, and it passed to Elizabeth with the rest of his household belongings when he died.
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Hogarth Children with Ellen
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Hogarth Children with Elizabeth Hannah
Hogarth Children with Elizabeth Chapman
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The Hogarths At Paxton House After the Death of Joseph Hogarth Joseph died in 1879 in Paxton House. Elizabeth and the younger children continued to live there and are recorded in the 1881 census
Two sales have been discovered: Both of these sales were on the premises and both included artworks. Catalogues have not been found and the evidence consists only of newspaper adverts (shown in full above).
Although inconclusive it is noted that in the 29th October 1889 sale a George Morland oil painting is mentioned. Turner oils had become quite valuable by then and had there been one it is likely that it would have been included in the advert; which did mention that a Turner watercolour was offered in the sale. Both adverts strongly suggest that Joseph Hogarth did keep paintings at Paxton House. If Elizabeth had taken possession of 'The Rising Squall' then it may have gone to Cornwall and this has been followed up without result. If Andrew had retained 'The Rising Squall' then it may have appeared in his sales from 196 Goldhawk Road, Sheperds Bush where he traded after Joseph Hogarth and Sons' bankruptcy. However, in both cases the trail goes cold with Joseph Hogarth's death in 1879 and it remains credible that 'The Rising Squall' was placed, hidden, by Joseph Hogarth in the attic of the northern section of Orchard Villas. Why would he do this? - The answer may lie in the codicil to his will where he stated, "I have the greatest horror of litigation", written on 15th August 1874; clearly something bothered him enough to write the codicil and perhaps he also hid valuables out of sight of the family. |
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The Hogarths Beyond Paxton House The Paxton House sales although inconclusive as to the whereabouts of 'The Rising Squall' do demonstrate that Joseph Hogarth's pictures were in the possession of Elizabeth and Andrew after Joseph's death. Without specific evidence it cannot be said that George took pictures from the estate.
Elizabeth and William Siers moved to Ireland and it is assumed that they did so before 1891 since no census record is found for them that year. Little Elizabeth Hogarth went with them and appears with them in Ireland Census records. This study is centered on where 'The Rising Squall' might be. If it was with Elizabeth and William Siers any value that Joseph had attached to it, including its identity, may well have been overlooked. However, it could have been amongst their possessions when they returned to England. There is conclusive evidence that William Siers returned to England, to the Old Vicarage in Morvah in Cornwall in early 1923. However, it is not clear when or to what location Elizabeth returned; she did not attend her husband's funeral and she is next found with Louisa at Clovelly in Skegness in December 1924 just after William's death in August 1924. Recall that in 1915 when she wrote her Will she was living over 100 miles away from her husband and may have been separated. Elizabeth's death is recorded at Clovelly, 33 Sea View Road and there is extensive evidence showing this to have been Lousia's address from 1922 to 1927. There are therefore two potential abandonment sites; Morvah Vicarage and Clovelly. Both are houses with obvious capacity for storage, perhaps Clovelly more so with irregularly spaced attic rooms. There are no obvious planning applications for 2018 for either of these.
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Elizabeth Siers' Probate (Letters of Administration) In her Will Elizabeth Siers bequeathed her pictures between her two daughters who she named as 'Louisa Hogarth' and 'Elizabeth Hogarth nee Poppy' the latter probably a mistake showing that Elizabeth' married name was 'Poppy' because, as it has been shown, she was born 'Hogarth'. The Letters of Administration provide evidence that Louisa was previously married, confirm the place of death as 'Clovelly' and value Elizabeth Siers' estate at just £10. If Elizabeth had valuable pictures at Clovelly they were ignored. This does raise the issue as to whether her 'pictures, china and furniture' remained in Ireland with Little Elizabeth (as Poppy or Hogarth). On examination of this document there remains a small chance that 'The Rising Squall' was abandoned in Clovelly.
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William Siers Could Willam Siers have been in possession of 'The Rising Squall'? William Siers was born in the September quarter of 1851 in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, to William and Mary Ann Siers. He was baptised in Lostwithiel on 12 January 1852 and the record shows his parents living at Town Mill, Tangiers, Taunton, Somerset. The 1861 census shows William aged 9 (born in Lostwithiel), living with his maternal grandparents.In 1881 he should appear on a census aged 30; however, this has not been found as at April 2025. He was ordained around 1874 when he was 22 in Newlyn, Cornwall. He married Elizabeth Hogarth (nee Chapman) in November 1885 when he was aged 34 in Sennen. It appears that the family lived in Cornwall before moving to Ireland. Elizabeth's Will provides insight into their financial arrangements. He clearly took possession of her money. He may also have taken possession of her assets and moved them to Newtowngore. Elizabeth's pictures may have remained in Newtowngore when, for whatever reason, she moved to Kilwaughter. (Note that her Will makes no reference to a temporary absence from Newtowngore it merely states her address as Kilwaughter.) That being the case it seems fair to assume that her assets returned to England with William and were held at Morvah Vicarage as William's property. His probate recorded a substantial £1803 in personal effects. How did a lifetime cleric, of no seniority, come by this wealth whilst his wife, a fairly wealthy lady in 1885 have a mere £10 when she died? Furthermore, after his death at Morvah, a sale of his assets by Robson & Lane of Penzance included over 100 pictures.
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William Siers, Census Age 9
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William Siers Newspaper Articles These articles were found in The Cornishman. Cornishman 28 February 1923 PAGE 5
Cornishman 27th August 1924 page 5 (first article)
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Cornishman 27th August 1924 page 5 (second article)
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Cornishman 3rd September 1924 page 3
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William Siers Will and Probate The Will and Probate were difficult to find due to the probate being recorded as 'Sier' instead of 'Siers'. William Siers Will
William Siers Probate
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William Siers Will and Probate (continued)
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Evidence in respect of Joseph Hogarth's Children
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Joseph Hogarth's Children (evidence continued)
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Timeline of Events This timeline traces events which may have had an impact on the location of 'The Rising Squall'. For this purpose it is assumed categorically that the artwork lot 152 in Christie's sale of 9th July 1864 was Turner's exhibited work. The catalogue entry states it to be so by reference to Burnet's 'Life of Turner'. This auction is the main 'starting point' for the timeline from which previous and future events were identified and added. However, in working towards identification of 'The Rising Squall', previous events involving locations which leave permanent or semi-permanent traces on the picture itself have been included. If those traces have been found on 'Squall at St. Vincent's Rock, Bristol' the timeline entry for that event is annotated accordingly. It should be borne in mind that 'Squall at St. Vincent's Rock, Bristol' has a patch repair canvas stuck to it thus preserving a collection of micro flora and fauna which may be region specific. This repair has been only partially accessed so that an otherwise fully undisturbed area is available for future and independent investigators.
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Timeline (continued)
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