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1835 · Cleveland Museum of Art

The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834

J. M. W. TurnerWikidata

painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner (Cleveland Museum of Art)

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Burning of Parliament
Date
1835Wikidata
Cleveland Museum of Art: 1835
Medium
oil on canvasCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
92 × 123.2 cmCleveland Museum of Art
Wikidata: 92 × 123.2 cm
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art, ClevelandWikidata
Gallery
203B British Painting and Decorative ArtsCleveland Museum of Art
Genre
cityscapeWikidata
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
1942.647Wikidata
Credit line
Bequest of John L. SeveranceCleveland Museum of Art

Provenance

Where it has been

  1. Dates unknown
    Bought from the artist by John Garth Marshall [1765-1845], Headingly House, Leeds, United Kingdom, and by descent.
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
  2. 1888 –
    (Christie's, London, United Kingdom, April 28, 1888, under the name of Ponsford.
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Christie's, London, United Kingdom, April 28, 1888, under the name of Ponsford. (1888)”
  3. Dates unknown
    Descended in the Marshall family through Victor Marshall of Mark Coniston to James Marshall.
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
  4. 1920 –
    (Leicester Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 1920, sale; but returned to owner)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Leicester Gallery, London, United Kingdom, 1920, sale; but returned to owner) (1920)”
  5. 1922 –
    (Knoedler, London, United Kingdom, 1922, sold to John L. Severance)
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “(Knoedler, London, United Kingdom, 1922, sold to John L. Severance) (1922)”
  6. 1922 – 1936
    John L. Severance [1863-1936], Cleveland, OH, by bequest in 1936 to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    purchase
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “John L. Severance [1863-1936], Cleveland, OH, by bequest in 1936 to the Cleveland Museum of Art (1922-1936)”
  7. 1942 –
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    high confidenceCleveland Museum of Art
    “The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1942-)”
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