Description
Creator(s)
Thomas Girtin (1775-1802)
Title
  • York Minster, from the South East, Layerthorpe Bridge and Postern to the Right
Date
(?) 1796
Medium and Support
Graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
9.9 × 17.6 cm, 3 ⅞ × 6 ⅞ in
Object Type
Outline Drawing
Subject Terms
Gothic Architecture: Cathedral View; Yorkshire View

Collection
Versions
York Minster, from the South East, Layerthorpe Bridge and Postern to the Right (TG1051)
York Minster from the South East, Layerthorpe Bridge and Postern to the Right (TG1656)
Catalogue Number
TG1119
Description Source(s)
Viewed in January 2025

Provenance

Henry Edridge (1769–1821); bequeathed to Henry Rice (1788–1844); his posthumous sale, Christie's, 24 April 1845, possibly lot 454 as ‘York, &c 3’; acquired by the Museum in 1867 as part of a volume of 185 drawings attributed to Henry Edridge

Place depicted

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