Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Girtin, 1775–1802, British
Title:
The Old Bridge in Devon
Date:
between 1797 and 1801
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, gouache and graphite on medium, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 11 5/8 inches (21.9 × 29.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "GIRTIN, THOMAS THE OLD BRIDGE | 62/5/21/12 IR 38 PM#733"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6178
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
water | equestrians | man | horse (animal) | landscape | trees | buildings | bridge (built work) | river | rocks (landforms)
Associated Places:
England | Europe | Devon | 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, pp. 17, 42, 66, no. 57, NJ18 .G44 M67 (LC) (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5975