Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Three Sketches of Lugano; and a Study of a Tobacco Plant 1819
D14284
Turner Bequest CLXXIV 72
Pencil on white wove paper, 111 x 186 mm
Inscribed by the artist in pencil ‘Wall’, ‘Landing Place’ and ‘Lugano’ within bottom sketch. Also ‘Tobacco Red flowers’ top left, ascending left-hand edge, ‘Blue’ within sketch parallel with left-hand edge, and ‘Malia’ and ‘white’ within second sketch parallel with left-hand edge
Inscribed by John Ruskin in blue ink ‘72’ top left, ascending left-hand edge and ‘284’ top right, ascending right-hand edge
Stamped in black ‘CLXXIV 72’ top right, ascending right-hand edge
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856