Shop
Museum
Overview
Exhibitions
Collections
Education
Publications
Clark Connects
Art on the Grounds
Study Center
Image Not Available
Zoom
Download
JPEG images are suitable for most presentation uses. TIFF images are suitable for publication purposes. When using images, please reproduce caption and credit information. For details or further information, click here.
If the file does not immediately download, it should open in a new tab. Once opened, right–click the image to save.
Audio
Joseph Mallord William Turner
English, 1775–1851
Malmesbury Abbey from the North
c. 1794
Image Caption
Joseph Mallord William Turner, Malmesbury Abbey from the North, c. 1794, watercolor with traces of graphite on tan wove paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.101
Medium
watercolor with traces of graphite on tan wove paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/16 x 10 1/4 in. (20.8 x 26 cm)
Object Number
2007.8.101
Acquisition
Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007
Status
Off View
Select Bibliography
Wilton, Andrew. Turner, Girtin and Bonington: A New York Private Collection, Paintings, Watercolours, and Drawings. New York: Privately Published, 2001. Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012. Warrell, Ian. Turner's Malmesbury Abbey. Malmesbury: Athelstan Museum, 2020.
Provenance
[A. J. Finberg, Cotswold Gallery, sale, 28 July 1927, no. 1209, sold to Campbell]; Alexander Campbell (in 1927); Duncan Campbell, his son, by descent, sold to Johnson, 1971; [Oscar & Peter Johnson, Ltd., 1971–1977, sold to Manton, Jan. 1977]; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1977–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.