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King John's Palace, Eltham

Drawing
mid 1790s (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Girtin, Thomas (artist)
Place of origin
Eltham (made)

Drawing of King John's Palace in Eltham

Object details

Categories
Topography
Architecture
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleKing John's Palace, Eltham (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Graphite ('pencil') on cream wove paper
Pencil
Wove Paper
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Thomas Girtin, King John's Palace, Eltham. Mid-1790s
Physical description
Drawing of King John's Palace in Eltham
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.2cm
  • Width: 27.4cm
Style
British
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'T. Girtin' (Signed)
  • (Inscribed with title recto and verso.)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Sir Edward Marsh through Art Fund
Place depicted
Eltham
Bibliographic references
  • Owens, Susan, The Art of Drawing British Masters and Methods since 1600, V&A Publishing, London, 2013, p. 77, fig. 55
  • Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. 17 p.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
  • Girtin, Thomas & Loshak, David. The art of Thomas Girtin, London : A&C Black, 1954
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.625-1953

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O590803/king-johns-palace-eltham-drawing-girtin-thomas/
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