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In one of my first articles (in French only), I introduced an oil on canvas painted in 1808 by Turner. This work of his youth, 91 x 120 cm, caused by the planned destruction of Pope's villa at Twickenham, was sold £ 5.4 million including expenses by Sotheby's in London on 9 July 2008. We come again at Sotheby's, this time in New York to find a large oil on canvas by the artist, 117 x 178 cm, for…