Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British
Title:
Dumbarton Rock and Castle
Date:
ca. 1793
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink and scraping over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, pasted on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Mount: 8 13/16 x 11 3/4 inches (22.4 x 29.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, on mount, lower center, in border: "Dunbarton Castle."; in graphite, on back, upper right: "70/3/27/141"; on back, center: "10 (encircled)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.1147
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | genre subject | nets | shore (landform) | coast | river | hills | island | castle | seamen | men | architectural subject | rocks (landforms)
Associated Places:
Dumbarton Castle | Clyde | Dumbarton Rock | West Dunbartonshire | Dumbarton | Scotland | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Thomas Girtin (Yale Center for British Art, 1986-01-21 - 1986-03-30)
Publications:
Susan Morris, Thomas Girtin, 1775-1802, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1986, p. 36, no. 8, NJ18 .G44 M67 (LC) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5859