Past Exhibitions

The list of exhibitions only includes those that featured Girtin’s works, and these are identified wherever possible. No distinction is made between exhibitions organised by museums and galleries, on the one hand, and selling shows put on by commercial dealers and by auction houses on the other.

2171 exhibitions

Greenwood, 17 November 1791

A Collection of Valuable Prints … A Few Good Pictures

Mr. Greenwood
Greenwood, 5 February 1791

A Few Paintings and High Finished Drawings

Mr. Greenwood
Greenwood, 10 June 1791

Pictures and Drawings of Mr. Elias Martin, of Bath

Mr. Greenwood

Royal Academy, London, 1795

The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, M,DCC,XCV: The Twenty-Seventh

Royal Academy of Arts, London

Royal Academy, London, 1798

The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, M,DCC,XCVIII: The Thirtieth

Royal Academy of Arts, London

Royal Academy, London, 1801

The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, M,DCCCI: The Thirty-Third

Royal Academy of Arts, London

Stanley, 8–9 March 1816

A Variety of Drawings

Mr. Stanley

Sotheby's, 15–19 June 1827

The Valuable and Select Collection of Prints and Drawings, the Property of the Late Eminent Collector, Mr. Robert Grave

Mr. Sotheby

Sotheby's, 6 August 1829

Prints and Drawings

Messrs. Sotheby and Son

Southgate, 17–20 March 1835

The Second Portion of the Library, Drawings, Etc. of John Britton, Esq.

Southgate, Son, and Grimston

A Collection of Valuable Prints … A Few Good Pictures

A Few Paintings and High Finished Drawings

Pictures and Drawings of Mr. Elias Martin, of Bath

Fine Drawings in Water Colours

Some Exceeding Fine Modern Drawings, Framed and Glazed

The Very Extensive and Valuable Collection of Prints, Books of Prints, and Drawings, of the Late Dr John Monro

An Elegant Assemblage of Capital Drawings, in Crayons and Water Colours, by the Most Esteemed Modern Artists

Prints and Drawings, Loose, Framed, and Glazed

Sale, 20–21 February 1793

The Elegant Household Furniture … and the Reserved Part of the Valuable Collection of Pictures and Drawings, the Property of the Late Dr Monro Deceased

A Genuine and Valuable Collection of Drawings … the Property of a Gentleman Leaving Off Collecting

The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, M,DCC,XCIV: The Twenty-Sixth

The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, M,DCC,XCV: The Twenty-Seventh

A Very Fine Collection of Drawings, Etchings & Prints

Capital Assemblage of High-Finished Drawings and Some Few Pictures by Eminent Modern Artists: Collected by a Gentleman of the Most Approved Taste in the Fine Arts

The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, M,DCC,XCVII: The Twenty-Ninth

The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, M,DCC,XCVIII: The Thirtieth

The … Genuine Sketches, Studies, and Designs from Nature … of … Thos Gainsborough … Many Exquisite Drawings by … Dayes &c.

The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, M,DCC,XCIX: The Thirty-First

A Capital and Valuable Assemblage of Drawings, by the Most Admired Ancient and Modern Masters, Many of them Framed and Glazed

A Collection of Prints … Several Highly Finished Drawings

Collection of Prints … Drawings by Girton, Payne, Howitt, &c.

Prints and Drawings, Books, and Books of Prints

The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, M,DCCC: The Thirty-Second

The Exhibition of the Royal Academy, M,DCCCI: The Thirty-Third

A Choice and Valuable Selection of Prints Drawings, Portraits, Books, &c

A Valuable and Choice Collection of Modern Pictures, and Framed and Glazed Drawings, the Property of a Gentleman, Retiring into the Country

A Collection of Valuable high-finished Tinted DRAWINGS and SKETCHES from Nature, By the Late Ingenious Artist Mr. Girtin, Deceased

A Very Fine Collection of … Original Drawings, Loose and Framed

Sale, 13 April 1803

Sale, 13 October 1803

The Collection of … Mr. Philip James Tassaert

A Collection of Prints, Etchings, Sketches and Drawings, Loose and Framed; the Genuine Property of Dr. Monro, Whose Taste in the Fine Arts is Too Well Known to Need any Encomium

A Few Singularly Fine Drawings, by J. M. W. Turner, Girtin …

Antiquarian and Topographical Paintings, Drawings, Prints, Books, &c.

Modern Drawings, Principally Framed and Glazed

Modern Pictures, High-Finished Drawings … of a Gentleman of Taste

Valuable and Extensive Collection of English Portraits ... the Property of Mr Robert Grave

A Capital and Truly Valuable Collection of Original High-Finished Drawings, The Whole Executed by That Eminent Artist, The Younger Cozens, During a Tour Through the Tyrol and Italy, in Company with an Amateur of Distinguished Taste

A Pleasing Collection of Drawings, by the Most Celebrated Modern Masters, Including the Works of Girton

A Valuable Selection of Original Paintings, by that Esteemed English Artist, George Morland

An Elegant and Valuable Assemblage of Capital Modern Drawings and Fine Prints … the Property of a Gentleman

A Few High-Finished Drawings

A Valuable Collection … of a Member of Parliament

A Very Elegant Assemblage of High-Finished Modern Drawings and Prints, Framed and Glazed

Productions … of the British School

A Few Good Drawings and Prints

All the Remaining Works of That Distinguished Artist, Mortimer

An Assemblage of High Finished Modern Drawings, Framed and Glazed

Drawings … Framed and Glazed … the Property of a Collector of Distinguished Taste

Elegant Modern Drawings and Prints, Framed and Glazed

Extensive Collection of Graphices … Capital Drawings … The Property of Dr. Gruber

The Valuable, Genuine and Entire Stock in Trade of Mr. W. Barnard

A Choice Selection of Prints, Drawings, Books of Prints and Books Relative to the Arts, Late the Property of Dr. Thos. Westrop

A Genuine and Valuable Assemblage of High Finished Drawings, Framed and Glazed … the Property of the Late D. Pitcairn

A Quantity of Topographical Views

A Valuable and Interesting Collection of High-finished Modern Pictures and Drawings, Framed and Glazed: The Stock of an Eminent Publisher Retiring from Business

Sale, 1 May 1809

Several English Topographical Views & Drawings, by the Most Eminent Modern Artists

A Catalogue of the Valuable and Extensive Collection of Loose Prints & Etchings by Old Masters … John Hoppner

Highly-Finished Drawings

Engraved British Portraits and Topography

Sale, 20–22 February 1812

Original Drawings by the Great Masters

Paintings and Drawings

The Sale of John Raphael Smith

The Valuable Collection of Paintings & Drawings … the Property of the Late John Leigh Phillips, Esq.

British Portraits, &c. … Property of a Gentleman of Taste (Sir Egerton Brydges)

Prints and Drawings, Topographical and Illustrative

The Entire and Elegant Collection of Drawings, Etchings, and Engravings, of the Late John Roberts, Esq.

Water-Colour Drawings … Illustrative of Pennant’s History of London

A Variety of Drawings

The Entire and Genuine Collection of Pictures, Prints and Drawings of the Late William Alexander, Esq.

The Very Valuable Collection of Drawings … of the Late Charles Lambert

A Very Interesting and Pleasing Collection of Drawings in Water Colours

Beautiful Modern Drawings

The Property of William Royston, Esq.

A Fine Collection of Prints & Drawings

Very Fine Original Drawings, by Antient and Modern Masters

Modern Drawings in Water Colours