Period: 18th century / Creator: Girtin, Thomas, 1775–1802 / Subject Terms: ruins

1. Ruins of the Savoy Palace, London

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen in black ink with gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches (21 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Pevensey Castle, Sussex

Creator:: James Moore, 1762–1799
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 9 9/16 inches (16.5 × 24.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. Classical Composition

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: 1798 to 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, laid paper, mounted on very thick cardboard
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 x 18 13/16 inches (30.5 x 47.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. Kirkstall Abbey from the N.W.

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1792
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink, pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper, mounted on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 × 8 3/4 inches (16.8 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. Denbigh Castle

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and black ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Mount: 9 3/4 × 11 5/8 inches (24.8 × 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Dustanborough Castle from a Distance

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 × 8 1/4 inches (12.7 × 21 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Flint Castle

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1798
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink on thin, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/8 x 8 1/8 inches (13.7 x 20.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Tempio d' Antonio e Faustina

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: between 1798 and 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen in brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 x 10 1/8 inches (30.5 x 25.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Tonbridge Bridge and Castle, Kent

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1794
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 10 5/8 inches (21 × 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite with pen and brown ink on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/4 x 12 1/4 inches (24.8 x 31.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Saint Cuthbert's Holy Island

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: 1797
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 x 12 inches (25.4 x 30.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Guisborough Priory

Creator:: follower of Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 11 15/16 x 20 1/8 inches (30.3 x 51.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Valle Crucis Abbey, near Llangollen

Creator:: imitator of Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: between 1798 and 1801
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 11 5/8 inches (21 × 29.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Arch of Janus, after Piranesi

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: between 1798 and 1799
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 5/16 x 12 1/8 inches (21.1 x 30.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Tynemouth Priory, Northumberland

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches (16.8 x 21.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Findlater Castle, Banff

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: between 1792 and 1793
Materials & Techniques:: 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)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Jedburgh Abbey, Roxburghshire

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor over graphite, and gray wash on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/8 x 8 9/16 inches (16.8 x 21.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Pluscardine Abbey, Elgin

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and ink, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 9/16 x 6 5/8 inches (21.7 x 16.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1796
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 × 5 inches (34.9 × 12.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Ruins of Savoy Palace

Creator:: Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802
Date:: ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 9/16 x 11 3/4 inches (21.7 x 29.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Ruins of the Savoy Palace, London

2. Pevensey Castle, Sussex

3. Classical Composition

4. Kirkstall Abbey from the N.W.

5. Denbigh Castle

6. Dustanborough Castle from a Distance

7. Flint Castle

8. Tempio d' Antonio e Faustina

9. Tonbridge Bridge and Castle, Kent

10. Valle Crucis Abbey, Denbighshire

11. Saint Cuthbert's Holy Island

12. Guisborough Priory

13. Valle Crucis Abbey, near Llangollen

14. Arch of Janus, after Piranesi

15. Tynemouth Priory, Northumberland

16. Findlater Castle, Banff

17. Jedburgh Abbey, Roxburghshire

18. Pluscardine Abbey, Elgin

19. Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire

20. Ruins of Savoy Palace