One of Turner 's Swiss watercolours of 1842, but difficult to identify precisely: probably either Lake Lucerne: Bay of Uri from above Brunnen (Private Collection, Wilton 1526) or Brunnen, Lake Lucerne (Private Collection, Wilton 1527), which belonged to Ruskin 's friend and neighbour Elhanan Bicknell.
J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851
Brunnen, Lake Lucerne 1842
Watercolour, 30.2x46.6cm
Exhibitions: RA 1974 (608)
Provenance: Elhanan Bicknell, sale Christie 30/4/1863 (265), bt. Colnaghi; J. Smith, sale Christie 15/4/1869 (51), bt. Lord Dudley; J. Irvine Smith; bt. Agnew, 1907; C. Fairfax Murray, who sold to Agnew; Sir Donald Currie; by descent to Major L.K. Wisely; Mrs. Wisely; Agnew
Further Comments: Ruskin referred to this work as 'Lake of Uri', yet it is not certain which painting he actually meant. It is either this work or 'Lake Lucerne: Bay of Uri from above Brunnen', also executed in 1842.
Collection: Private Collection, UK
For a reproduction of this artistic work, please consult: Wilton, Andrew, J.M.W. Turner: His Art and Life, (Poplar Books, 1979), p.483