Turner 's The Burning of the House of Lords and Commons, 16th of October 1834, oil on canvas, exhibited British Institution 1835, Philadelphia Museum of Art ( Wilton P359).
J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851
The Burning of the House of Lords and Commons, 16th October 1834 1834-5
Oil on canvas, 92.5x123cm
Exhibitions: RA 1835
Provenance: Turner, from whom bt J.G. Marshall of Headingly, Leeds; sale Christie's 28/4/1888 (32), bt in, under the name of 'Ponsford', descended in the Marshall family through Victor Marshall of Coniston, Lancs., to James Marshall; at Leicester Galleries for sale, but was later returned to the owner; acquired by John L. Severance from Knoedler in 1922 and bequeathed by him to the Cleveland Museum, 1936
Further Comments: Another oil by Turner of the same title and date is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA. Also a vignette, engraved for 'The Keepsake' was made from this subject
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio
For a reproduction of this artistic work, please consult: Gage, John, J.M.W. Turner: A Wonderful Range of Mind, (Yale University Press, 1987), p.232