Thomas Girtin
English, 1775–1802
Joseph Mallord William Turner, (English, 1775–1851)
Dolbadarn Castle
c. 1795
| Medium | watercolor over graphite on cream wove paper |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 5 7/8 x 9 3/8 in. (14.9 x 23.8 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.8.120 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Thomas Girtin, Dolbadarn Castle, c. 1795, watercolor over graphite on cream wove paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.120
Select Bibliography
Wilton, Andrew. Turner, Girtin and Bonington: A New York Private Collection, Paintings, Watercolours, and Drawings. New York: Privately Published, 2001.
Wilton, Andrew. "The 'Monro School' Questions: Some Answers." Turner Studies. 4.2. Winter. 1984:8-23.
Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Provenance
Possibly Dr. Thomas Monro, sale, Christie’s, London, 26-28 June and 1-2 July 1833; Joseph Mayer, sale, Sotheby’s, London, 23 July 1887, no. 551, sold to Hibbert; Hibbert (in 1887); Alexander Abraham; sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 7 Apr. 1966, no. 83, sold to Manton, as Joseph Mallord William Turner; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1966–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.
