39. THE RAINBOW. _Circa_ 1840. J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
9¼ in. × 11¾ in. Christie’s, July 1912 (J. E. Taylor).
View over flat country, with a tower in distance; fiery sky and rainbow.
40. SUNSET ON ST. PETER’S, ROME. J. R. COZENS
10 in. × 14⅝ in. R.A., 1891, No. 24 (C. Morland Agnew).
Stone-pines in foreground, with shadows coming towards spectator; St. Peter’s seen through the trees in distance, with sun setting above it; deer in foreground on right.
41. IN THE FARNESINA GARDENS, ROME. (Plate XXVIII.) J. R. COZENS
Tomb among trees with gnarled trunks; campanile and trees in distance.
42. VILLA NEGRONI, ROME. (Plate XXIX.) J. R. COZENS
10⅛ in. × 14½ in. R.A., 1891, No. 19, “Italian Landscape” (C. Morland Agnew).
Grove of pines and cypresses on brow of hill, with statue, and sheep feeding; ruins and distant mountains beyond.
43. A SWISS VALLEY. (Plate XXVII.) J. R. COZENS
13 in. × 20½ in. Probably a scene at the Italian side of the Splügen Pass. There is a copy, in blue and black, of a similar view at Turner House, Penarth, attributed to Turner, which is described as “Near Chiavenna.”
Winding streams between mountains; snow-clad peaks in distance.
Castel Gandolfo on hill in middle distance to the right; group of large trees in foreground beside a road on which a man is driving goats. Sunset.
45. LAKE NEMI, 1790. (Plate XXX.) J. R. COZENS
14½ in. × 21 in. Signed and dated, “_John Cozens_, 1790.” I have seen copies in blue and black by Girtin or Turner of this drawing.
Lake in centre, surrounded by steep wooded banks; the town of Gensano on hill in middle distance, with the Mediterranean beyond. Buildings with pines and cypresses on right in foreground.
46. TEMPLE OF CERES, PÆSTUM. J. R. COZENS
Ruins standing dark against gloomy sunset.
Convent in centre among trees; another convent and buildings on brow of hill beyond; small stream in foreground in centre.
48. ISOLA BELLA, LAGO MAGGIORE. J. R. COZENS
Terrace in foreground with building on left; two figures against the balustrade on right; mountains beyond lake with snow-clad peaks.
49. MOUNTAINOUS LANDSCAPE AND LAKE. 1788. F. WHEATLEY, R.A.
12 in. × 18½ in. Signed, “_F. W._, 1788.”
Lake surrounded by mountains, with ferry and cows in foreground on right. Probably an Irish scene.