Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Jonathan Girtin, ca.1780–aft.1820
Title:
Landscape with an Abbey
Date:
1805
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper, laid on contemporary mount made of thick, slightly textured, cream card
Dimensions:
Mount: 12 3/4 x 21 1/2 inches (32.4 x 54.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back of mount, center right: "WITH | 128 (encircled)"; on back of mount, lower left: "Mr Thomas Girtin (March 1952) thinks this | drawing must be by John Girtin, elder | brother of T. Girtin, whose work he imitated | and sometimes faked. L. U. W."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.526
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
fields | sheep | grazing | tower (building division) | river | mountain | church | abbey | road | landscape
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2167