Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
The Bridge over the River Rye at Helmsley, with the Castle Beyond
Date:
between 1798 and 1799
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 1/2 inches (18.7 x 26.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "<2+1>"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "D 1300"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "<T>"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.5380
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
clouds | landscape | trees | hills | rivers | bridge (built work)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Oil on Water - Oil Sketches by British Watercolorists (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-08-26 - 1986-11-09)

Turner and the Sublime (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-02-11 - 1981-04-19)

Turner and the Sublime (British Museum, 1981-05-15 - 1981-09-20)

Turner and the Sublime (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1980-11-01 - 1981-01-04)
Publications:
Malcolm Cormack, Oil on water : oil sketches by British watercolorists, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1986, pp. 56-57, fig. 62, ND467 C67 (YCBA)

Ian Warrell, Turner, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2025, p. 48, pl. 12, NJ18 .T85 W37 2025 (YCBA)

Andrew Wilton, The life and work of J.M.W. Turner, Academy Editions, London, 1979, p. 327, no. 250, NJ18 T85 +W577 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5498