Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Studies of Figures; and a View at ?Capua 1819
Pencil on white wove paper, 113 x 189 mm
Inscribed by the artist in pencil ‘Via St Isodora \ No.43 / 13 P’ top left and ‘1. 3p for [?Dinner]’ top centre, and ‘Red B’, ‘Red’, Red Yelow’ and ‘Blue’ within sketch of woman. Also ‘br’, ‘W’, ‘Ylw B’, ‘Shaft’ and ‘Bla’ either side sketch of figure bottom left, parallel with left-hand edge, and ‘Red’, ‘B’, [?Red]’ and ‘Bl’ to right of sketch centre left, parallel with left-hand edge. Also ‘[?Capua]’ below sketch bottom right, inverted
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856