Christ Church College, Oxford

JMW Turner (1775 - 1851)

Ashmolean Museum

circa 1831-1832

The watercolour shows the west front of Christ Church looking northwards up St. Aldate's. On the left, the demolition of Cardinal Wolsey's almshouses is in progress to make a grander entrance for Pembroke College. Turner had a long association with Christ Church. This work was acquired with assistance from the Wolfson Foundation.

• Medium: watercolour & bodycolour on paper
• Dimensions: 29.9 x 41.9cm
• Art Fund Grant: £75000 ( Total: £220,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2002
• Vendor: Agnew's

Provenance

Charles Heath; John Ruskin, 1840-1846; H A AJ Munro of Novar; 1877 Vokins; Mrs Morris; Howard 1915; Mrs Brocklehurst, 1917; G E Leeming; Agnew 1920; S A Courltard, 1925; by descent Sotheby's, 1995; Agnew's.

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