Lot 1325
ATTRIBUTED TO HENRY MONRO (1791-1814)
AN INTERESTING FOLIO OF INK DRAWINGS
comprising 39 leaves, some densely worked with figure subjects, heads in profile and landscape studies, all with studies recto and verso, pen and brown ink, some with grey wash and/or pencil
Most leaves 16 x 26.5cm approx
* Henry Monro was the second son of J. M. W. Turner's and Thomas Girtin's tutor Dr Thomas Monro (1759-1833), whose academy fostered the talents of many notable artists in the mid-1790s. One of the sheets appears to depict a young Thomas Girtin, as the attribution and subject are closely comparable with a single sheet, attributed to Henry Monro, sold at Sothebys London, July 14th 2010, lot 71 (with similar but lengthier provenance). The strong nose and chin of the profiled man to the left may identify him as Turner, a fellow student at Monro's Academy.
Provenance: Sir Edward Bunbury Bt (1811-1895), possibly purchased from Dr. Thomas Monro; Walter Fawkes, Farnley Hall, Yorkshire (1769-1825), a distinguished patron of Turner
