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Frederick Goodall (BRITISH 1822 - 1904), PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER (1775-1851)

Sold for £7,000 at Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales on Feb 10, 2026.

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FREDERICK GOODALL (BRITISH 1822 - 1904)PORTRAIT OF JOSEPH MALLORD WILLIAM TURNER (1775-1851)Oil on panel13.5 x 9.5cm (5¼ x 3½ in.)Painted circa 1850.Provenance:Thomas Agnews & Sons, Ltd in 1980 (No. 43219)Exhibited:London, Thomas Agnews & Sons Ltd, The Portrait Surveyed, British Portraiture, 1670-1870, 3 June - 1 August, 1980, no. 21Literature:Listed as a known portrait in National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and online: https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/personExtended/mp04566/joseph-mallord-william-turnertab=iconographyAnother watercolour portrait of Turner of similar composition and painted around the same time, by John Phillip is in the collection at the National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG 1717).

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