Identified in Works, 3.268 as Newark Abbey on the Wey, oil on canvas, 1807, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven ( Wilton P65).
J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851
Newark Abbey on the Wey 1807
Oil on canvas, 91.5x123cm
Exhibitions: Turner's Gallery 1807
Provenance: Sir John Leicester (later Lord de Tabley), sale Christie 7/7/1827 (19, as 'Thames Lighter at Teddington), bt. Sir Thomas Lawrence, sale Christie 15/5/1830 (117, as 'Canal scene with barges'), bt. Penney; Pall Mall Gallery; sale Christie 20/3/1838 (214, as 'The Lock -glowing effect of sunlight'), bt. in; John Allnutt; Charles MacDonald of Cressbrook, sale Christie 29/5/1855 (77, as 'Newark Castle'), bt. in; Christie 5/6/1858 (51), bt. Gregory; anon. Sale Christie 22/5/1868 (86), bt. Agnew, who sold to Thomas Woolner, R.A.; Kirkham Hodgson, M.P., bt. Agnew, 1893 who sold to James Orrock; bt. Agnew, 1901, who sold to Sir Charles Tennant, Bt.; by descent to the Hon. Colin Tennant; bt. Agnew, 1961, who sold to Paul Mellon
Collection: Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, USA (Paul Mellon Collection)
For a reproduction of this artistic work, please consult: Butlin, M., Joll, E., The Paintings of J.M.W. Turner: Revised Edition (2 Volumes), (Yale University Press, 1984), p.51/pl.75