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Message:: [QUOTE="Debora, post: 9848119, member: 1476"]So, we've got four works, all behind glass and you believe them to be watercolors.  They are by: 1) George Caswell (1868-1911), 2) Thomas Lound (1802-1861), 3) John Callow (1822-1878), 4) J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851). I can't find reference to a British artist named George Caswell on the internet so perhaps someone misinterpreted the signature? Thomas Lound was an amateur painter of the Norfolk School.  Is the work attributed to him signed?  And, if so, could/would you post a close-up photograph? The work attributed to John Callow appears to be a copy of the Turner work 'Rochester on the Medway.'  Is it signed?  And, if so, could/would you post a close-up photograph? The work attributed to Turner isn't exactly what one expect from the artist (e.g. jewel-like tones, atmospheric experimentation.)  Is it signed?  And, if so, could/would you post a close-up photograph? They appear to be uniformly presented in contemporary purposefully-distressed frames with calligraphed mats which makes one think they are decorator items.  Could/would you post a photograph a full frame?  And do any of them have any stickers, labels or hand-written notations on the back.  If so, could/you would post close-up photographs? Debora[/QUOTE]