Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British

Print made by Frederick Christian Lewis the Elder, 1779–1856, British

after Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British
Title:
View of the Gate of St. Denis Taken from the Suburbs.
Date:
1803
Materials & Techniques:
Soft-ground etching and aquatint, published state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 5/8 × 24 1/2 inches (39.7 × 62.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, below left: "Drawn & Etch'd by Tho's. Girtin. | View of the Gate of St. Denis | taken from the Suburbs. | Suscr. Print."; below right: "Aquatinted by F.C. Lewis. " Vue de la Porte St. Denis | Prise du Faubourg"; below center: "London: Pub'd. 1803 by Jon. Girtin, No. 330, Oxford Street."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2601
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Associated Places:
Porte Saint-Denis | Seine-Saint-Denis | Saint-Denis | France | Île-de-France | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Romantic Landscape Prints - The Chiaroscuro of Nature (Yale Center for British Art, 2002-09-25 - 2002-12-29)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:20104