Thomas Girtin
Ripon Cathedral
About this artwork
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title:Ripon Cathedral
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accession number:D NG 1012
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materials:Pencil and watercolour on paper
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date created:About 1796
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measurements:31.20 x 50.80 cm
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credit line:Presented by the Royal Scottish Academy 1910
Thomas Girtin
Thomas Girtin
Girtin's beautiful landscape paintings in watercolour helped raise the profile of such subjects and his chosen medium during his short life. His remarkable talents were acknowledged by his friend and exact contemporary Turner. Both were students at Dr Monro's informal evening academy, where they produced copies of landscape prints and…