- Description
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- Creator(s)
- Thomas Girtin (1775-1802)
- Title
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- The Hull of a Ship under Repair, with a Barge and Smaller Boats
- Date
- 1795 - 1796
- Medium and Support
- Graphite and watercolour on laid paper (card)
- Dimensions
- 13.6 × 19.5 cm, 5 ⅜ × 7 ⅝ in
- Object Type
- Monro School Copy
- Subject Terms
- Coasts and Shipping
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- Collection
- Catalogue Number
- TG0831
- Description Source(s)
- Viewed in January 2018
Provenance
Dr Thomas Monro (1759–1833); his posthumous sale, Christie's, 26–28 June and 1–2 July 1833 (day and lot number not known); bought by Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851); accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest, 1856
Exhibition History
First Loan Exhibition, 1869–1930, no.64; London, 2001, no number
Bibliography
Finberg, 1909, vol.2, p.1242 as 'Ship's hull and boats' by Thomas Girtin; Warrell, 1991, p.41; Tate Online as 'The Hull of a Ship with a Barge and Smaller Boats' by Thomas Girtin (Accessed 12/09/2022)
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An Upland Scene with a Wooded Valley
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National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin
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