Acquisition and Public Display of 'The Blue Rigi' by JMW Turner (1775-1851)

Acquisition of 'The Blue Rigi' which is part of a series of paintings of Swiss lakes and mountains by JMW Turner in 1842.

The Blue Rigi by JMW Turner
The Blue Rigi by JMW Turner
Region
London
Grant awarded
£1,950,000
Year awarded
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Turner’s Blue Rigi saved for the nation

With the public appeal raising over £550,000 in just over five weeks, the NHMF – the ‘fund of last resort’ for heritage at risk – has underwritten the acquisition of Turner’s The Blue Rigi to a maximum of £1.95m. This grant represents over a third of NHMF's current annual budget of £5m, and means that The Blue Rigi is now safe, ahead of the export deadline on 20 March.