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Thomas Girtin

Thomas Girtin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1775–1802
WA-00049052
Painting
Representation
None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
116
Works in Collection
156
Assets Indexed
3
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
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Authority Records (1)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Before Photography: Painting and the Invention of Photography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1981
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Masters of British Painting, 1800�1950
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1956

Field Verification (3 fields)

2 cross-verified · 1 single-source
  • Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
  • Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
  • LocationArtsy· 85%

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About

Why this artist matters now

Thomas Girtin was an English watercolourist and etcher who elevated the medium to a major fine art form in the early nineteenth century. Working alongside and in competition with J.M.W. Turner, he developed a distinctive approach to landscape that moved watercolour beyond topographical convention toward expressive atmospheric effect. His work has been exhibited at MoMA and established a foundation for the tradition of British landscape painting that would define the century.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 11d ago

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Artworks (116)

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Artwork sources (5)

116 published of 126 catalogued · 126 with image
  • Tate
    94 published94 img
  • Nga
    8 published8 img
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    7 published7 img
  • The Met
    7 published7 img
  • + 1 more source · 10 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources
  • A Selection of Twenty of the Most Picturesque Views in Paris: View of the Gate of St. Denis taken from the Suburbs
    1802 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • A Selection of Twenty of the Most Picturesque Views in Paris: The Water Works at Marli, and St. Germain en Laye seen in the distance
    1803 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • A Selection of Twenty of the Most Picturesque Views in Paris: The Watermill above the Bridge at Charenton
    1802 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • A Lake, with a Boat Drawn Up on the Nearer Shore, and Hills Beyond
    — · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Raby Castle, Co. Durham
    1797 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • ?The Ruined Gateway of Mettingham Castle, Suffolk
    1797 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Kelso Abbey
    1805 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • View along a Road past Houses among Trees, with Houses and a Church Tower in the Distance
    1797 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • A Temple of Vesta
    — · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • The Ruins of Middleham Castle, Yorkshire
    1797 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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Images

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Thomas Girtin (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
Thomas Girtin A General View of Paris taken from Chaillot B1978.43.880 Yale Center for British Art
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Thomas Girtin A General View of Paris taken from Chaillot B1977.14.20205 Yale Center for British Art
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Thomas Girtin (British, 1775 1802), J.B. Harraden (British) A Selection of Twenty of the Most Picturesque Views in Paris, The Water Works at Marli, and St. Germ 2006.226 Cleveland Museum of Art
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Thomas Girtin (1775 1802) by Henry Edridge
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Thomas Girtin 'The White House at Chelsea'
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T.homas Girtin Lindisfarne 1798
Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)
Print Thomas Girtin Cottage and Two Cows Being Milked B1978.43.897 Yale Center for British Art
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Relationships

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Collections3
Art Institute of ChicagoNational Gallery of ArtTate
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Representation & Collections

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Art Institute of Chicago
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National Gallery of Art
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Tate
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Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionBefore Photography: Painting and the Invention of Photography
New York · 1981
Group ExhibitionMasters of British Painting, 1800�1950
New York · 1956