Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British
Title:
Carlisle Cathedral, Cumberland, from the South-west
Date:
ca. 1795
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 × 9 1/2 inches (17.8 × 24.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Girtin later date | (early 1796 CFB)"; Verso: in graphite, center: "Abbey Dore (3) no"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.1175
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
Gothic (Medieval) | tree | cathedral | wall | stone | grass | architectural subject | clouds
Associated Places:
Carlisle Cathedral | Europe | England | Cumbria | Cumberland | Carlisle | 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. 39, no. 35, NJ18 .G44 M67 (LC) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5884