Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, Britishafter Edward Dayes, 1763–1804, British
Title:
Kirkstall Abbey from the N.W.
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)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower left: "Girtin"; Verso: inscrbed in brown ink, left center: "Began erecting A.D. 1152"; in graphite, center: "X"; in graphite, center right: "Kirkstall Abby" | "8"; in graphite; lower right: "2"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.1141
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
ruins | abbey | trees | grass | stone | clouds | architectural subject | sky | cow
Associated Places:
Kirkstall | Leeds | Kirkstall Abbey | Europe | United Kingdom | England
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Thomas Girtin (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-01-21 - 1986-03-30)
Publications:
Susan Morris, Thomas Girtin, 1775-1802, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1986, pp. 36, 55, no. 11, NJ18 .G44 M67 (LC) (YCBA)