Lot 104
THOMAS GIRTIN (BRITISH 1775-1802)
SOUTH VIEW OF MORETON CORBET CASTLE, SHROPSHIRE
Auction: 30 April 2014 at 12:00 BST
£10,000
Description
Signed and dated 1800, watercolour over pencil
Dimensions
32cm x 51cm (12.5in x 20in)
Footnote
Provenance:Commissioned by Sir Andrew Corbet 1st Bt. (1766-1835); thence by descent to Sir Walter Corbet, 4th Bt. (1856-1910); thence by descent to his daughter; Lesbia Corbet, later Lady Lambe (1905-1990); and thence by descent to the present owner.Literature:T. Girtin & D. Loshak, The Art of Thomas Girtin, London 1954, p. 184, no. 365