Provenance

Descended through the Merivale family, according to Spink & Son stock cards dated 1949 and 1958, but otherwise untraced until 27 July 1949, when acquired from Helen de Beer by Spink & Son. Just possibly it is BP276 Italian Castle, which prior to 1945 was in the possession of either William Trevelyan Turner (b.1892) or Charles Herman Merivale (b.1879) great-grandchildren of John Herman Merivale. On 11 August 1949 Spink sold it for £30 to Leonard Duke (1889–1971; no.D1869;), who sold it back to Spink on 22 September 1958 for £70. Spink sold it for £115 on 17 November 1958 to a “private UK collector”, whereafter it is untraced. This is probably the watercolour called “A waterfall with a ruined castle”, measuring 7 x 6.75 in. (178 x 171 mm) and having a Duke provenance, that Spink acquired on 21 December 1967 and sold on 4 May 1968 for £495; if so, the stock card records the previous owners as Duke, “Mrs L Beattie”, and “M Whiteley Esq”. See also the Comment at FT757.