Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Three Landscape Sketches Including a Distant View of Gensano; and Studies of Figures at Capua 1819
D16082
Turner Bequest CLXXXVI 88
Pencil on white wove paper, 189 x 113 mm
Inscribed by the artist in pencil ‘St Agatha’ bottom right of sketch second from top, and ‘Gensano’ bottom centre of sketch third from top. Also ‘Capua’ to left of figure of woman, parallel with right-hand edge, and ‘ylo’ within sketch of skirt
Inscribed by ?John Ruskin in red ink ‘88’ top left, ascending left-hand edge, and ‘245’ top right, ascending right-hand edge
Stamped in black ‘CLXXXVI 88’ top right, ascending right-hand edge
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856