No. 515. LORD PERCY UNDER ATTAINDER, 1606. Lucy, Countess of Carlisle, and Dorothy Percy, visiting their father, Lord Percy, when under attainder upon the suspicion of his being concerned in the Gunpowder Plot. On wood, 1 ft. 3 in. h. by 2 ft. 31⁄2 in. w. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1831. TURNER COLLECTION. No. 516. CHILDE HAROLD'S PILGRIMAGE. ITALY. "And now, fair Italy, Thou art the garden of the world, the home With an immaculate charm which cannot be defaced." Canto iv. 26. A mountainous landscape with a winding river; to the right a broken bridge; on the left a pile of ruins; in the foreground a solitary stone-pine, and a party of pleasure, seated on the river bank. In this picture, Italy, ancient and modern, are both represented: the ancient ruin, the medieval convent and walled town, the modern life. The time is evening, the sun is going down beyond the mountains, but still tinging them with a warm and beautiful light, and shining alike upon the glorious wreck of the past, and on the fascinating_out-door life, the feasting and dancing, of the present Italy. The Italian air, land, and foliage, all are vividly realized. Engraved by J. T. Willmore, A.R.A. On canvas, 4 ft. 8 in. h. by 8 ft. 2 in. w. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1832. TURNER COLLECTION. No. 517. SHADRACH, MESHACH, AND ABEDNEGO COMING FORTH FROM THE BURNING FIERY FURNACE. "Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego came forth of the midst of the fire." Daniel iii. 26. The image of Nebuchadnezzar is seen in the background. On wood, 2 ft. 11 in. h. by 2 ft. 3 in. w. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1832. TURNER COLLECTION, A No. 518. HEIDELBERG CASTLE IN THE OLDEN TIME. feast and merry-making in the court-yard of the castle of Heidelberg, the former residence of some of the German Emperors, and the Counts of Baden. It was destroyed by the French in 1689. The painter has restored the ruined chateau, and the whole scene is quite arbitrarily treated. On canvas, 4 ft. 3 in. h. by 6 ft. 7 in. w. Engraved by T. A. Prior. Painted about 1835.. TURNER COLLECTION. No. 519. REGULUS LEAVING ROME, in order to return to Carthage. Having wilfully failed to negotiate an exchange of prisoners, the object for which he was allowed by the Carthaginians to visit Rome, Regulus is said to have been put to death by the Carthaginians, after his return, 250 B.C. Engraved by D. Wilson; and by S. Bradshaw for the "Turner Gallery." On canvas, 3 ft. h. by 4 ft. w. Painted at Rome in 1829. Exhibited at the British Institution in 1837. TURNER COLLECTION. No. 520. APOLLO AND DAPHNE. The Vale of Tempe. "Sure is my bow, unerring is my dart; But, ah ! more deadly his who pierced my heart. As when th' impatient greyhound, slipt from far, Ovid's Metamorphoses, i. 452, Apollo, proud of his achievement in the destruction of the Python (see No. 488), laughed at the little bow of Cupid. The winged god, to avenge the insult, shot a golden love-dart into the heart of Apollo, and a leaden arrow of aversion into the heart of the nymph Daphne, who accordingly persisted in rejecting the addresses of the great god of archers, fled from his approach, and when overtaken was transformed by her mother, Earth, into a laurel (Daphne): hence this tree is sacred to Apollo. On wood, 3 ft. 6 in. h. by 6 ft. 5 in. w. Brandard. Exhibited in the Royal Academy in 1837. TION. Engraved by E. TURNER COLLEC B. K No. 521. THE PARTING OF HERO AND LEANDER. From the Greek of Musæus. "The morning came too soon, with crimsoned blush And on the raised spray appeared Leander's fate." On the left is a vast palace; on the margin of the wild Hellespont below is Leander taking his last farewell of Hero; on the right is a bevy of sea-nymphs, floating on the surging waves: the red dawn is just appearing above the distant horizon; the moon is obscured by a halo foreboding the coming storm. Engraved by S. Bradshaw. On canvas, 4 ft. 9 in. h. by 7 ft. 9 in. w. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1837. TURNER COLLECTION. No. 522. PHRYNE GOING TO THE PUBLIC BATH AS VENUS. Demosthenes taunted by Eschines. An extensive landscape with some magnificent baths in the middle distance, and a crowd of figures in the foreground; among them Phryne as Venus is conspicuous in her chariot to the extreme right. Demosthenes and Eschines are on the opposite side of the foreground. Engraved by J. B. Allen. On canvas, 6 ft. 4 in. h. by 5 ft. 5 in. w. Under glass. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1838. TURNER COLLECTION. No. 523. AGRIPPINA LANDING WITH THE ASHES OF GERMANICUS. Ancient Rome, the Triumphal Bridge, and Palace of the Cæsars restored. "The clear stream, Aye, the yellow Tiber glimmers to her beam, Agrippina was the mother of Caligula and the widow of Germanicus. Her husband had died of poison at Antioch; Agrippina brought home his ashes in an urn, but she landed at Brundusium on the Adriatic, not at Rome, as represented by Turner. On canvas, 2 ft. 11 in. h. by 3 ft. 11 in. w. Engraved by A. Willmore. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839. TURNER COLLECTION. No. 524. THE FIGHTING TEMERAIRE TUGGED TO HER LAST BERTH, to be broken up. "The flag which braved the battle and the breeze, No longer owns her." On the right is the setting sun, producing effects in the sky of the utmost splendour, relieved by a small dark buoy in the foreground; on the left is the huge old ship of the line towed by a little black steam tug. The cool misty distance between the gorgeous sky and the momentarily brilliant water is crowded with shipping. The Temeraire, an old 98, captured at the battle of the Nile, commanded by Captain Harvey, was the second ship in Lord Nelson's division in the battle of Trafalgar, 1805; the Fougueux, a French 74, became her prize in that engagement. She was broken up at Deptford in 1838. Engraved by J. T. Willmore, A.R.A. On canvas, 2 ft. 11 in. h. by 3 ft. 11 in. w. Under glass. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1839. TUENER COLLECTION. No. 525. BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. Ariadne, daughter of Minos, king of Crete, deserted by Theseus on the island of Naxos, is discovered by Bacchus when returning from a sacrifice, and the god becoming enamoured of her made her his bride. The figures of Bacchus and Ariadne are adopted from the celebrated picture by Titian, No. 35 in the national collection. Engraved by C. Cousen. On canvas, circular, 2 ft. 6 in. in diameter. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1840. TURNER COLLECTION No. 526. THE NEW MOON. Sunset, sands at low water. To the left a sea-port; a steamer in the distance. On wood, 2 ft. 1 in. h. by 2 ft. 7 in. w. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1840. TURNER COLLECTION. No. 527. VENICE, THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS. "I stood in Venice, on the Bridge of Sighs, A palace and a prison on each hand.” Byron. The Bridge of Sighs, known at Venice as the Ponte dei Sospiri, connects the Ducal Palace with the state prison: it leads directly from the Hall of the Council of Ten. This prison, commenced in 1589, was the last work of the Venetian architect Antonio da Ponte, who died in 1597, aged 88. On canvas, 2 ft. h. by 3 ft. w. Engraved by J. C. Armytage. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1840. TURNER COLLECTION. No. 528. PEACE. BURIAL AT SEA OF THE BODY OF SIR DAVID WILKIE. "The midnight torch gleamed o'er the steamer's side, Fallacies of Hope. This distinguished painter died on board the Oriental steamer, off Gibraltar, on his return from a visit to the East, June the 1st, 1841. The coffin was lowered on that night into the sea in 36° 20′ north latitude, and 6° 42′ west longitude. Engraved by J. Cousen, in diameter. Under glass. On canvas, an octagon, 2 ft. 8 in. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1842. TURNER COLLECTION. No. 529. WAR. THE EXILE AND THE ROCK LIMPET. "Ah! thy tent-formed shell is like A soldier's nightly bivouac, alone -but you can join your comrades." Fallacies of Hope. On canvas, circular, 2 ft. 6 in. in diameter. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1842. TURNER COLLECTION. No. 530. SNOW STORM; STEAMBOAT OFF A HARBOUR'S MOUTH MAKING SIGNALS, in shallow water, and going by the lead. The painter was himself in this storm, in the "Ariel" off Harwich. On canvas, 2 ft. 11 in. h. by 3 ft. 11 in. w. Engraved by R. Brandard. Under glass. Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1842. TURNER COLLECTION. |