Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British
Title:
St. Alban's Cathedral, Hertfordshire
Date:
ca. 1797
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 9/16 x 9 11/16 inches (31.9 x 24.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen with brown ink, lower left: "Girtin"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.1188
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | cathedral | door | doorway | stone | figure | archway
Associated Places:
Europe | England | St. Albans | Hertfordshire | United Kingdom | The Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Thomas Girtin and the Art of Watercolour (Tate Britain, 2002-07-04 - 2002-09-29)

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. 42, no. 59, NJ18 .G44 M67 (LC) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5925