By Kind Permission of a Private Collection
By Kind Permission of a Private Collection
Turner painted a pair of oils on canvas, The Temple of Jupiter Panellenius restored, (untraced) and View of the Temple of Jupiter Panellenius, in the island of Ægina, with the Greek national dance of the Romaika (Duke of Northumberland), both exhibited Royal Academy 1816 ( Wilton P133, 134); the latter was engraved in mezzotint by Henry Dawe for a plate (unpublished) in the Liber Studiorum ( Rawlinson 77).
J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851
View of the Temple of Jupiter Panellenius, in the island of Ęgina, with the Greek national dance of the Romaika 1816
Oil on canvas, 118.2x178.1cm
Exhibitions: RA 1816 (71)
Engraving:
Engraved by H. Dawe, 1828
Mezzotint engraving, 18x26cm
Engraved for the Liber Studiorum (unpublished)
Provenance: George Pennell; Joseph Gillott in June 1843; Adam Fairrie sale, 1856; bt by Algernon, forth Duke of Northumberland from Colnaghi; by descent to present owner
Further Comments: Another of Turner's works of the same subject was also exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1816 entitled, 'The Temple of Jupiter Panellenius restored'. However, this painting is untraced.
Collection: Duke of Northumberland, K.G.