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The prison at Southampton signed, inscribed and dated 'The Prison at Southampton/T. Girtin del t. 1800' (on the back of the old mount) pencil and watercolour 53/4 x 7 7/8 in. (14.6 x 19.7 cm.) PROVENANCE Possibly William Alexander; Sotheby's, London, 12 March 1817, lot 1215. George Cooke. H.A.J. Munro of Novar. Dr. J. Percy (L. 1504). S.C. Lister, 1887. with Agnew's, London. Earl of Swinton (+); Bonhams, London, 6 December 1972, lot 71. T. Girtin; Sotheby's, London, 14 November 1991, lot 97 (œ3,300). Anon. sale; Sotheby's, London, 14 July 1994, lot 113 (œ2,520 to the present owner). LITERATURE T. Girtin and D. Loshak, The Art of Thomas Girtin, London, 1954, p. 210, as untraced. NOTES Entitled in 1994 'The South Gate and the Old Gaol, Southampton'. There are two drawings of the same subject in the Victoria and Albert Museum, attributed by Girtin and Loshak ( loc. cit. ) to two artists associated with Girtin through Dr. Monro in the mid 1790s, J.M.W. Turner (ref. 1803-88) and John Henderson (ref.1916 - 1900). We are grateful to Susan Morris for her help in preparing this catalogue entry. SALESROOM NOTICE Please note the correct provenance on this lot should read: Dr. Percy; Christie's, London, 15-24 April 1890, lot 517, œ22 to Agnew's on behalf of S. Cunliffe-Lister.