Lot 1183: Attributed to Paul Sandby Munn (London 1773-1845)

Attributed to Paul Sandby Munn (London 1773-1845)
Dent de Lion at Garlinge, Margate, Kent
with inscription 'Ancient Gateway./J.M.W. Turner, R.A.' (on a label attached to the reverse of the backboard)
pencil and grey wash
4¾ x 8 5/8 in. (12.1 x 21.9 cm.)

The gatehouse at Garlinge, near Margate, is the last surviving element of a medieval manor house, known as Dent de Lion, after the Daundelyon family who lived there. It was built in the 15th century.

A drawing by J.M.W. Turner of Dent de Lion is at the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut.