Conwy Castle, North Wales, c. 1800

Not on View

Medium

watercolor over graphite on cartridge paper

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Paul Mellon Fund

Accession Number

2002.22.1

Artists / Makers

Thomas Girtin (artist) British, 1775 - 1802

Image Use

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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

Agnew & Sons, Ltd., Thomas
Beaumont, Francis, Sir
Beaumont, George, Sir
British Rail Pension Fund
Private Collection (NGA Former Owner)
Sotheby's

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.