Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British
Title:
Arch of Janus, after Piranesi
Date:
between 1798 and 1799
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/16 x 12 1/8 inches (21.1 x 30.8 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.1035
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
arches | architectural subject | landscape | ruins | stone | Grand Tour
Associated Places:
Roma | Europe | Italy | Rome | Arch of Janus | Lazio
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. 44, 69, no. 68, NJ18 .G44 M67 (LC) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5842