Thomas Girtin
1775-1802
Melrose Abbey, from the North East
13 9/16 x 16 9/16 inches (344 x 422 mm)
Watercolor over graphite, on paper.
1978.22
Purchased as the gift of Paul Mellon.
Notes
Watermark: none visible through lining.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on back of lining, in pen and brown ink, "Melrose Abbey / on the Tweed".
Associated names
Heugh, John, former owner.
Worthington, James, former owner.
Mellon, Paul, donor.
Worthington, James, former owner.
Mellon, Paul, donor.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 195.
Exhibition of Drawings of Architectural Subjects by Deceased British Aritsts, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1884, no. 169 (as Turner).
Sir Walter Armstrong, Turner, London-New York, 1902, 266 (as Turner).
English Watercolor Drawings, Spink and Son Ltd., London, 1978, no. 8, repr.
Wiles, Stephanie. To Observe and Imagine : British Drawings, 1600-1900. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1998, no. 44.
Exhibition of Drawings of Architectural Subjects by Deceased British Aritsts, Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1884, no. 169 (as Turner).
Sir Walter Armstrong, Turner, London-New York, 1902, 266 (as Turner).
English Watercolor Drawings, Spink and Son Ltd., London, 1978, no. 8, repr.
Wiles, Stephanie. To Observe and Imagine : British Drawings, 1600-1900. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1998, no. 44.
Classification
Century Drawings
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