Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British
Title:
London from Highgate Hill
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and black ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 3/8 x 19 1/4 inches (34 x 48.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
signed in black ink, lower left: "Girtin | 92"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6179
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | cityscape | river | hills | hill | trees | dome | grass | pastures | grazing | horses (animals)
Associated Places:
Greater London | London | Hampstead | Highgate | United Kingdom | England
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Thomas Girtin and the Art of Watercolour (Tate Britain, 2002-07-04 - 2002-09-29)

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, pp. 35, 55, no. 4, NJ18 .G44 M67 (LC) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5976