J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > North of England 1797-1801 > Tweed and Lakes Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Grisedale Bridge, Looking North towards Ullswater 1797

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Grisedale Bridge, Looking North towards Ullswater’ 1797
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 61 Recto:
Grisedale Bridge, Looking North towards Ullswater 1797
D01081
Turner Bequest XXXV 79
Pencil and watercolour on white wove paper, 274 x 370 mm
Part watermark ‘E & P’
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram at centre (under arch of bridge)
Stamped in black ‘XXXV – 79’ bottom right
A view of the bridge from the other side is on the preceding leaf, folio 60 recto (D01048; Turner Bequest XXXV 46). Drawn with the page turned horizontally, the hills at the left are Glenridding Screes and, beyond, Sheffield Pike. Turner scholar David Hill suggests that the colour washes record an effect of light observed by Turner at the beginning of the day, and points out the travellers on the road who may be on their way to market or a day’s work in Ambleside or Kirkstone.
Technical notes:
The leaf is discoloured from exposure, except where formerly protected by a mount; the bottom right corner has been torn and repaired.
Verso:
Blank; inscribed by Turner in brown ink ‘128’; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
August 2010

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Grisedale Bridge, Looking North towards Ullswater 1797 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, August 2010, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, November 2014, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-grisedale-bridge-looking-north-towards-ullswater-r1150225, accessed 16 April 2024.