Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British
Title:
A Border Tower
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, with pen and brown ink over graphite on very thick, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 × 12 3/8 inches (22.2 × 31.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, upper center: "3588" (line going through numbers another line under the numbers); in graphite, lower center: "T. Girtin"; in graphite, lower right: "4760 | "An Old Border Tower | Mi[...]
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.401
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
gatehouse | landscape | architectural subject | sky | rocks (landforms) | water | grass | stone | windows | doorway | tower (building division)
Associated Places:
Wansbeck | Morpeth castle | England | United Kingdom | Northumberland | Morpeth
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:2042