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for the auction. The painting, which was in immaculate condition, was described by Sotheby's as "undoubtedly among the most important of Turner's works ever to come to auction". It was announced that if the work was sold to a collector who wishes to take it out of Britain, they would have to apply for an export licence as part of the national
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auction house said the painting was being sold by a descendant of the 5th Earl of Rosebery to help secure the future of family estates. The painting had been estimated to fetch £18 million. It went on view in Sotheby's New York auction house from 29 April to 14 May, before returning to London
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On 7 July 2010, the painting was sold at auction for £29.7 million, which broke the artist's auction record. The painting sold in five minutes and was purchased in the room by the dealer, Hazlitt Gooden and Fox who were acting on behalf of the
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accepted this recommendation and put the bar in place on 3 November 2010 to last until 2 February 2011, with a possible extension to 2 August 2011. The bar initially saw little attention in the British press, though one writer for
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Rome occupy the canvas, but the foreground contains indicators of modern life, including goatherds. One of Turner's main themes in the work was the rise and fall of civilizations.
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time to raise equivalent money to save the painting for a public collection, though this would not happen if it was sold to a private collector in the UK.
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and in their London residences for a century. In 1978, the painting, which had remained in the family, was loaned to the
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On 3 February 2011, the Getty Museum received the export licence to transfer the painting to
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stated the painting was of "outstanding aesthetic importance" and recommended putting the
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In March 2010, it was announced that the painting would come to auction on 7 July 2010.
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Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest
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since 1878, until the painting came to auction, 7 July 2010. It was bought by the
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90.2 cm × 122 cm (35.5 in × 48 in)
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on their honeymoon in 1878. It was hung in the family's country home,
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to allow a British gallery time to attempt to match the Getty's bid.
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The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16th October, 1834
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Buttermere Lake, with Part of Cromackwater, Cumberland, a Shower
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View in Wales: Mountain Scene with Village and Castle – Evening
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in December 2014, which sold for £30.3m. The United Kingdom's
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exhibition in 1839. The painting was purchased for 4,450
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Two Captured Danish Ships Entering Portsmouth Harbour
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and had been in the possession of the family of the
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completed in 1839. It is Turner's final painting of
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Index


J. M. W. Turner
Oil on canvas
J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles
landscape
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Rome
5th Earl of Rosebery
J. Paul Getty Museum
export bar
Roman Forum
Classical
Renaissance
Baroque
Hugh Munro
Royal Academy
guineas
5th Earl of Rosebery
Hannah Rothschild
Mentmore Towers
National Gallery of Scotland
Sotheby's
cultural heritage
National Galleries of Scotland
Getty Museum
Rome, From Mount Aventine
Reviewing Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest
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Ed Vaizey

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