Thomas Girtin
English, 1775–1802
Lydford Castle
1800
| Medium | watercolor and gouache over graphite on white laid paper |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 12 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (31.8 x 52.1 cm) Mat: 20 3/4 x 28 in. (52.7 x 71.1 cm) Frame: 23 x 30 1/4 in. (58.4 x 76.8 cm) |
| Object Number | 2007.8.87 |
| Acquisition | Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Thomas Girtin, Lydford Castle, 1800, watercolor and gouache over graphite on white laid paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.87
Select Bibliography
Leger Galleries. . October 1990. London: Leger Galleries. 1990.
Smith, Greg. Thomas Girtin: The Art of Watercolour. Tate Britain, London, July 4-September 29, 2002. London: Tate Publishing. 2002.
Wilton, Andrew. Turner, Girtin and Bonington: A New York Private Collection, Paintings, Watercolours, and Drawings. New York: Privately Published, 2001.
The National Trust. Lydford Gorge, Devon. Devon: Studio One. 1993.
Posnett, David, introd. Leger: A Century of Art Dealing, 1892-1992. London: The Leger Galleries, 1992.
Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Provenance
The artist, sold to Ramsden; Sir John Ramsden; by descent until sale, Sotheby’s, London, 11 July 1990, no. 92, sold to Leger; [Leger Galleries, London, July–Oct. 1990, sold to Manton, Oct. 1990]; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1990–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.
