Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Various Sketches of Porlezza, Lake Lugano 1819
D14280
Turner Bequest CLXXIV 70
Pencil on white wove paper, 111 x 186 mm
Inscribed by the artist in pencil ‘Palazzio’ top left, ‘Lugano’ top right, ‘Polezzo’ and ‘Tower of Donna di [?Croce]’ within second sketch from top, and ‘[?Castello condo]’, ‘[Lugano]’, ‘Light Clouds darkenend varying to M grey’, and ‘St Pietro’ within bottom sketch
Inscribed by John Ruskin in blue ink ‘70’ top right and ‘284’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CLXXIV 70’ bottom right
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856