Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British
Title:
Melville Castle, Midlothian
Date:
ca. 1796
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen in brown ink over graphite on very thick, moderately textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/8 x 9 1/4 inches (17.5 x 23.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen with brown ink, lower right: "T. Girtin"; Verso: in graphite, centera: "2" (encircled); in graphite, lower right; "Buckham | Chalfont | TG"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.1176
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
Gothic (Medieval) | Gothic architecture | landscape | figures | riverbank | architectural subject | clouds | livestock | grass | trees | castle | road | stream | river | woman | child
Associated Places:
North Esk | Midlothian | Melville Castle | Europe | United Kingdom | Scotland
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, p. 40, no. 42, NJ18 .G44 M67 (LC) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5886