Live Auction 17081Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Including Works from the Collection of Jean Bonna
Thomas Girtin (London 1775-1802)
Lot 179 THE ROSS COLLECTION FROM KNOCKMORE, ENNISKERRY, WICKLOW (lots 157-193)

Thomas Girtin (London 1775-1802)

Corfe, Dorset, with the castle behind

Closed2 July 2019

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Thomas Girtin (London 1775-1802)
Corfe, Dorset, with the castle behind
pencil and watercolour
3 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. (8 x 12.4 cm.)

Thomas Monro (†); Christie's, London, 26 June 1833, lots 80-83 (as Views and ruins, in colours, on cards (40) by Turner).
Mrs Morland Agnew; Christie's, London, 24 March 1933, lot 18 (part) (3 ½ gns to Tim).
with Agnew's, London, where purchased for the present collection.

Specialist note

This watercolour relates to an outline drawing now at Tate Britain (T.B. CCCLXXVII, 14).
We are grateful to Dr Greg Smith for his help in preparing this catalogue entry and for including this drawing in his forthcoming online catalogue raisonné.