Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British
Title:
The Waterworks at Marly and St. Germain-en-Laye Seen in the Distance
Date:
1802
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor over soft-ground etching on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 11/16 x 18 1/8 inches (14.5 x 46 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, lower right: "15"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1812
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | waterwheels | ruins | river | hills | water mill | buildings | cows | cattle | fields | architectural subject
Associated Places:
Acqueduct of Louveciennes | Bougival | Machine de Marly | Seine | Île-de-France | Louveciennes | Marly-le-Roi | St.-Germain-en-Laye | Yvelines | France | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Thomas Girtin (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-01-21 - 1986-03-30)

British Painting and the European Continent (Haus der Kunst Munich, 1979-11-20 - 1980-01-27)
Publications:
John Gage, Zwei Jahrhunderte englische Malerei : britische Kunst und Europa 1680 bis 1880 : [Ausstellung] Haus der Kunst Mèunchen, 21. November 1979 bis 27. Januar 1980: [Katalog], , Ausstellungsleitung Haus der Kunst München, Munich, 1979, pp. 336-37, no. 195, fig. 195, ND466 Z85 (YCBA)

Susan Morris, Thomas Girtin, 1775-1802, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1986, pp. 26, 48, 78, no. 109, NJ18 .G44 M67 (LC) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:12997