Bristol Cathedral from College Green

1797?

Thomas Girtin

Associated Names
Thomas Girtin

Artist, British, 1775 - 1802

The image shows a detailed drawing of a gothic-style architectural structure, possibly a cathedral. The building is positioned slightly off-center to the right and dominates the scene with intricate detailing and pointed arches. The horizon is low, where the building meets the ground. The drawing uses precise pencil strokes to outline the architecture and surrounding trees. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing light and shadow effects. Additional structures are subtly depicted in the background, appearing smaller as they recede. Trees border the left side of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.96 × 24.45 cm (8 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.50

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Girtin 2022, no. TG1285

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Squire Gallery, London, 1950); Tom Girtin [1913 - 1994]; (his sale, Sotheby's London, 14 November 1991, no. 100, as "Bristol Cathedral from the North East"); (Leger Galleries, London, 1992). Private collection. (Roundtree Fine Art Ltd., 2010); Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1992

  • British Landscape Painting, Leger Galleries, London, 1992, no. 33.

Bibliography

2022

  • Greg Smith, "Bristol Cathedral, from College Green", Thomas Girtin (1775–1802): An Online Catalogue, Archive and Introduction to the Artist, (London: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2022), https://doi.org/10.17658/girtin/TG1285

Inscriptions

by upper center verso in graphite: Cath Bristol

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