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Louth Church, Lincolnshire

Watercolour
ca. 1795 (made)
Artist/Maker
Thomas Girtin (artist)
Place of origin
Lincolnshire (painted)
Britain (painted)

Landscape format watercolour on paper of the exterior of Louth Church, Lincolnshire. A man and a women sit together on a wall at the front on the painting. Signed by the artist.


Object details

Categories
Landscapes
Topographical Watercolours
Watercolours
Architecture
Christianity
Object type
Watercolour
TitleLouth Church, Lincolnshire (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Paper
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Brief description
Watercolour, 'Louth Church, Lincolnshire', by Thomas Girtin, ca. 1795.
Physical description
Landscape format watercolour on paper of the exterior of Louth Church, Lincolnshire. A man and a women sit together on a wall at the front on the painting. Signed by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.2cm
  • Width: 48.6cm
  • Height: 15.125in
  • Width: 19.25in
Dimensions from departmental notes
Marks and inscriptions
Girtin (Signed to the left of the centre near the bottom)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Edith, Lady Powell
Subject depicted
Churches
Places depicted
Lincolnshire
Louth
Association
Lincolnshire
Bibliographic references
  • Evans, Mark et al. Vikutoria & Arubāto Bijutsukan-zō : eikoku romanshugi kaigaten = The Romantic tradition in British painting, 1800-1950 : masterpieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Japan : Brain Trust, 2002
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.24-1934

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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