Yale Center for British Art
Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British

Title:
Findlater Castle, Banff
Date:
between 1792 and 1793
Medium:
Watercolor and scratching out over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, pasted on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 9 3/4 x 11 11/16 inches (24.8 x 29.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, within image, lower right, on rock: "Girtin"; within border, lower center: "Findlater Castle"; in graphite, on back, center: "5" (encircled)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.1144
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | architectural subject | ruins | castle | shore (landform) | cliffs | sea | inlet | figure | rocks (landforms)
Associated Places:
Findlater Castle | Scotland | Banff | Moray Firth | United Kingdom | Aberdeenshire
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Travelling. J.M.W. Turner in Search of the Sublime and Picturesque (LWL - Museum für Kunst und Kultur, 2019-11-08 - 2020-01-26)

Thomas Girtin (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-01-21 - 1986-03-30)

Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5854