Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British, The Tithe Barn at Abbotsbury with the Abbey on the hill.., ca. 1795
- Title:
- The Tithe Barn at Abbotsbury with the Abbey on the hill...
- Date:
- ca. 1795
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, brown wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 4 1/8 x 5 7/8 inches (10.5 x 14.9 cm), Mount: 4 13/16 x 6 5/8 inches (12.2 x 16.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left: "3" | inscribed in black ink: "Abbotsbury near Weymouth" | inscribed in brown ink: "Founded about 1026 by Orcius or Orking, Steward to the King Canute" | inscribed in black ink: "St. Catherine's Chapel is on the hill in the | [distance?]"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.429
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- abbey | architectural subject | barn | clouds | cows | horses (animals) | livestock | men | milkmaid | pigs | pond | sky | thatched | tithe barn | trees | wagon | wheelbarrow
- Associated Places:
- Abbotsbury | Abbotsbury castle | Dorset | England | Europe | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5964
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Thomas Girtin (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-01-21 - 1986-03-30) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Susan Morris, Thomas Girtin, 1775-1802, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1986, pp. 38, 59, no. 26, NJ18 .G44 M67 (LC) (YCBA) [YCBA]
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