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Thomas Girtin
English, 1775–1802
A River Valley and Distant Hill Seen through Trees
c. 1800
Image Caption
Thomas Girtin, A River Valley and Distant Hill Seen through Trees, c. 1800, watercolor with pen and brown ink over graphite on cream laid paper. Clark Art Institute, gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007.8.86
Medium
watercolor with pen and brown ink over graphite on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 6 5/8 in. (22.5 × 16.8 cm)
Mat: 18 × 14 in. (45.7 × 35.6 cm)
Object Number
2007.8.86
Acquisition
Gift of the Manton Art Foundation in memory of Sir Edwin and Lady Manton, 2007
Status
Off View
Select Bibliography
Wilton, Andrew. Turner, Girtin and Bonington: A New York Private Collection, Paintings, Watercolours, and Drawings. New York: Privately Published, 2001. Clarke, Jay, ed. Landscape, Innovation, and Nostalgia: The Manton Collection of British Art. Williamstown, MA: The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2012.
Provenance
C. E. Hughes; by descent until sold to Deborah Gage (Works of Art), Ltd., London, as agent for Manton, Aug. 1998; Sir Edwin A. G. Manton, New York (1998–d. 2005); Manton Family Art Foundation (2005–2007, given to the Clark); Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 2007.