5.2023.2: Pegwell Bay Near Ramsgate

Identification and Creation

Object Number

5.2023.2

People

Thomas Girtin, British (London 1775 - 1802 London)

Title

Pegwell Bay Near Ramsgate

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

1796

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/377749

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Watercolor over graphite on cream paper

Dimensions

10.8 × 16.5 cm (4 1/4 × 6 1/2 in.)
frame: 22.9 × 27.5 × 2.5 cm (9 × 10 13/16 × 1 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: attached to back of frame, brown ink: "Pegwell Bay Near Ramsgate"
• inscription: lower left, brown ink: Girtin 96

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Sotheby's, London, March 26, 2004, lot 105]. [Martyn Gregory, London] sold; to George and Patti White, February 2005, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from George and Patti White

Object Number

5.2023.2

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• The British Sale: Paintings, Drawings and Watercolours, auct. cat., Sotheby's, London (London, March 26, 2004), lot 105, 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. TG0372, repr.; https://www.thomasgirtin.com/collection/catalogue/pegwell-bay-near-ramsgate/search/keywords:pegwell/page/1 [accessed 6-15-23]

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