Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British
Title:
Distant View of Jedburgh
Date:
ca. 1796
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/2 x 9 3/16 inches (16.5 x 23.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper right: "T. Girtin | Jedburgh |(The spire rising behind | the Abbey is that | of the church)"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "THOMAS GIRTIN: DISTANT VIEW OF JEDBURGH"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.3.1180
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | castle | view | bushes | buildings | trees
Associated Places:
Jedburgh | Scotland | Scottish Borders | Europe | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
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, p. 41, no. 43, NJ18 .G44 M67 (LC) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5917