Turner 's Schloss Rosenau, seat of H.R.H. Prince Albert of Coburg, near Coburg, Germany, oil on canvas, exhibited Royal Academy 1841, National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside (Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool) ( Wilton P392).
J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851
Schloss Rosenau: seat of H.R.H. Prince Albert of Coburg, near Coburg, Germany 1841
Oil on canvas, 97x124.8cm
Exhibitions: RA 1841 (176); Royal Manchester Institution 1845 (285, lent by Joseph Gillott); Manchester 1887 (624); Guildhall 1892 (117) and 1899 (26); Birmingham 1899 (6); Manchester 1909 (50); Agnew 1925 (16); Brussels 1929 (181); ra 1934 (644); Leggatt 1960 (33)
Provenance: Joseph Gillott by 1845; his sale Christie's 20/4/1872 (162), bt. Agnew and sold to C. Skipper; sale Christie's 24/5/1884 (100), bt. Agnew and sold to George Holt, 1886; by descent to his daughter, Emma Holt, who bequeathed the picture to the city of Liverpool on her death, 1944
Further Comments: A copy of this work was made c.1841-4, entitled 'Rosenau', which is now in the Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection. However, it is not clear if this was done by Turner or by another artist.
Collection: Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, UK
For a reproduction of this artistic work, please consult: Milner, Frank, Turner: Paintings in Merseyside Collections, (National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, 1990), p.72