Joseph Mallord William Turner, R.A. (London 1775-1851) and Thomas Girtin (London 1775-1802)

The present drawing relates to the second volume of drawings by John Roberts Cozens at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. It was probably executed from a tracing of the Whitworth drawing, which is now in the Beaumont Album of tracings at the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven.

The pencil work in the present watercolour was executed by Thomas Girtin with the wash being applied by Turner and was executed when Turner and Girtin were in the drawing academy of Dr Thomas Monro. The artist Joseph Farington (1747-1821), also associated with the academy, wrote in his Diary of 11 November 1798: 'Girtin drew the outlines and Turner washed in the effects'.