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Lot 181: Thomas Girtin , 1775-1802 Lewes Castle, Sussex watercolour over pencil

Thomas Girtin - 1775-1802

Auction House: Sotheby's

Auction Location: United Kingdom

Auction Date: 2008

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Description: inscribed on a fragment of the mount, attached to the backboard: Built by William de Warren at the Conquest watercolour over pencil

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Dimensions: 14.6 by 10.5 cm.; 5 3/4 by 4 1/8 in.

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Provenance: Anonymous sale in these Rooms, 15 July 1959, lot 12;
Agnew's, London;
Mrs Beattie;
Anonymous sale in these Rooms, 15 March 1990, lot 63

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Notes: This watercolour was drawn in circa 1793 when Girtin was 17 or 18. It may be compared to Rochester Cathedral and Castle from the North East (The Provost and Fellows of Eton College, Windsor), and like that, it is not known whether Girtin drew the castle from nature or perhaps more likely as an apprentice, was able to take the subject from a sketch by another hand.

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