Conwy Castle, North Wales

c. 1800

Thomas Girtin

Artist, British, 1775 - 1802

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on cartridge paper

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31 x 47.9 cm (12 3/16 x 18 7/8 in.)

  • Accession

    2002.22.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sir George Beaumont (1753-1827); by descent to Sir Francis Beaumont; British Rail Pension Fund; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 10 March 1988, no. 43); Private collection, USA; (Agnew's, London); purchased 2001 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1975

  • Watercolours by Thomas Girtin, Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1975, no. 55.

2002

  • Thomas Girtin: The Art of Watercolour. Exh. cat. Tate Britain, London, 2002: 123, 161, no. 125.

2004

  • Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings: Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2004 - 2005

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Bibliography

1969

  • Owen, Felicity. Sir George Beaumont of Coleorton. London, 1969: 47.

1975

  • Hawcroft, Francis W. Watercolours by Thomas Girtin. London, 1975, no. 55.

Wikidata ID

Q64633217


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