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Identification and Creation

Object Number
5.2023.1
People
Thomas Girtin, British (London 1775 - 1802 London)
Title
A Torrent by a Clump of Trees
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c.1798
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/377748

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor on cream paper
Dimensions
15.6 × 12.9 cm (6 1/8 × 5 1/16 in.)
mat: 32.7 × 28.6 cm (12 7/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
frame: 35.6 × 31.4 × 1.9 cm (14 × 12 3/8 × 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Sotheby's, London, November 24, 1965, lot 47]. [Sotheby's, London, June 18, 1970, lot 135] sold; to "Birch." [Garrick Fine Arts, Philadelphia]. [Sotheby's, London, April 12, 1995, lot 59; bought in]. [Agnew's, London, March 1996] sold; to George and Patti White, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from George and Patti White
Object Number
5.2023.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Fine English Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Drawings and Paintings, auct. cat., Sotheby's, London (London, November 24, 1965), lot 47
  • Fine Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Drawings and Watercolours, auct. cat., Sotheby's, London (London, June 18, 1970), lot 135
  • Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century British Drawings and Watercolours, auct. cat., Sotheby's, London (London, April 12, 1995), lot 59
  • English Watercolours and Drawings, auct. cat., Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd. (London, 1996), no. 21, repr.
  • Thomas Girtin (1775-1802): An Online Catalogue, Archive and Introduction to the Artist by Greg Smith, website, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, 2023, no. TG1770, repr.; https://www.thomasgirtin.com/collection/catalogue/a-torrent-by-a-clump-of-trees/search/keywords:torrent/page/1 [accessed 6-15-23]

Exhibition History

  • English Watercolours and Drawings, Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd., 03/04/1996 - 03/29/1996

Verification Level

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