Artist: Thomas Girtin (1775 - 1802)
Nationality: English
Movement: English School
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Thomas Girtin originally worked in London as the apprentice to mezzotint engraver, Edward Dayes. He then met J.M.W. Turner who recognized his drawing skills and encouraged him to paint landscapes. He began painting with watercolors and exhibited them at the Royal Academy beginning in 1794, thus developing an appreciation for the medium. Girtin also collaborated with Turner on a project copying architectural paintings, many by Canaletto. In 1802, Girtin died from tuberculosis at the age of twenty-seven.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Thomas Girtin, The Water Mill above the Bridge at Charenton, 1803
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Thomas Girtin, More Park near Watford, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, Warwick Castle and Guy"s Tower, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, View of the Pantheon, taken from the Arsenal, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, George Earl of Elsex, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, A general view of Paris taken from Chaillot, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, View of the Gate of St. Denis, taken du Fauxbourg, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, A view of pont neuf, the mint etc., 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, Ripon Minster on the Rivers Ure and Skell, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, Bolton Abbey"s on the River Wharfe, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, York Minster on the River Foss., 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, View of pont St. Michel, taken from pont Neuf, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, Title Page from 20 Views of Paris, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, Bolton Abbey. The Rivers of England, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, York Minster. The Rivers of England, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, Kirkestall (sp?) Abbey. The Rivers of England, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, View of Pont au Change, taken du Pont de Notre Dame, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, View of St. Cloud and Mount Cavalry, taken from Pont de Seve, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, View of the Louvre and Bridge of the Tuilleries taken from Pont Neuf, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, View of Belle Vue and Pont Seve from the Terrace near Pont de St. Cloud, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, View of Pont Vont de la Tournelle et Notre Dame, taken from the Arsenal, 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Girtin, View of Point Neuf, part of Louvre, Notre Dame and the College of Four Nations, 18th - 19th century
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J. Walker, Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Ely , plate 8 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Sheffield , plate 23 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Wakefield , plate 22 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Totness , plate 30 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Woolwich , plate 20 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Warkworth , plate 12 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Carlisle , plate 18 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Manchester , plate 10 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Kingswere [sic] , plate 27 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Richmond , plate 25 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Appleby , plate 26 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Chester , plate 6 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Peterborough , plate 7 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Bridgenorth , plate 9 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Windsor , plate 21 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Matlock , plate 4 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854
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J. Walker, Chepstow , plate 3 in the book Turner and Girtin*s Picturesque Views, Sixty Years Since (London: J. Hogarth, 1854) , 1854

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Dulwich Picture Gallery: The Golden Age of Watercolours : The Hickman Bacon Collection
Sir Hickman Bacon had unusual tastes for his time. The collection is especially strong in the type of late, ethereal Turner watercolour that only became widely popular with the advent of abstract painting in the 1940s and 50s. The works by Girtin ...

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