Thomas Girtin
English, 1775–1802
Windsor Castle
c. 1792
| Medium | watercolor over graphite with pen and brown ink on cream wove paper |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 4 7/8 × 7 3/16 in. (12.4 × 18.3 cm) Mat: 14 × 18 in. (35.6 × 45.7 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.8.83 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Thomas Girtin, Windsor Castle, c. 1792, watercolor over graphite with pen and brown ink on cream wove paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.83
Select Bibliography
Wilton, Andrew. Turner, Girtin and Bonington: A New York Private Collection, Paintings, Watercolours, and Drawings. New York: Privately Published, 2001.
Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Provenance
Sale, Christie’s, London, 15 Nov. 1983, no. 155, sold to Leger; [Leger Galleries, 1983–1984, sold to Manton, Feb. 1984]; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1984–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.
