Roman Wall, Wroxeter, Shropshire
DrawingsBritish18th century

Roman Wall, Wroxeter, Shropshire

1798

Artists

Thomas GirtinArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Watercolor and graphite on off-white paper
Culture
British
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

19.8 × 28.5 cm (7 13/16 × 11 1/4 in.) mount: 28.6 × 37.5 cm (11 1/4 × 14 3/4 in.) frame: 42.4 × 50.5 × 2.9 cm (16 11/16 × 19 7/8 × 1 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Guy Bellingham Smith. D.C. Baskett. Iolo Williams. [Sotheby's, London, November 20, 1986, lot 24]. [Martyn Gregory, London, 1988]. [Spink & Son Ltd, London, 1996]. [Sotheby's, London, July 10, 1997, lot 71] sold; to private collector, consigned to[Sotheby's, New York, January 26, 2011, lot 651 (bought in)]; sold through [Christie's, London, July 5, 2016, lot 99]; to George and Patti White, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

Related Artworks

View More
Portrait of a Man
Drawings
Portrait of a Man
James Thornhill, 18th century

Graphite on very thin vellum

18th centuryBritish
Landscape, A Coast Scene
Drawings
Landscape, A Coast Scene
Unidentified Artist, 18th-19th century

Brown ink and brown wash over graphite on cream paper

18th-19th centuryBritish
Boats and Fish
Drawings
Boats and Fish
James Ward, 18th-19th century

Gray ink and gray wash

18th-19th centuryBritish
Landscape with Cottage alongside a Road
Drawings
Landscape with Cottage alongside a Road
Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1757

Black and white chalk on pale green antique laid paper discolored to tan

18th centuryBritish
The Scolding
Drawings
The Scolding
Richard Cosway, 18th-19th century

Graphite and touches of watercolor on white paper

18th-19th centuryBritish
Landscape with Trees and Fence
Drawings
Landscape with Trees and Fence
Thomas Gainsborough, 18th century

Graphite, with scratchwork, coated with glue (?) on tan antique laid paper

18th centuryBritish
Chair
Drawings
Chair
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 18th-19th century

Watercolor, white gouache and graphite on tan paper, laid down

18th-19th centuryBritish
Landscape with Water Mill
Drawings
Landscape with Water Mill
Heneage Finch, Fourth Earl of Aylsford, 18th-19th century

Brown ink, brown and gray wash, over graphite on off-white antique laid paper

18th-19th centuryBritish
List of Towns and Numbers; verso: blank
Drawings
List of Towns and Numbers; verso: blank
Sir Joshua Reynolds, 18th century

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper

18th centuryBritish
"Astronomy" and Other Studies; verso: Studies and notes for intended subjects
Drawings
"Astronomy" and Other Studies; verso: Studies and notes for intended subjects
John Flaxman, July 1792

Graphite and gray ink and wash on off-white antique laid paper (recto and verso)

18th centuryBritish
Entrance to Dover Castle
Drawings
Entrance to Dover Castle
Thomas Rowlandson, 18th-19th century

Brown ink and gray and red-brown wash over graphite on cream paper

18th-19th centuryBritish
Title Page for "Aeschylus"
Drawings
Title Page for "Aeschylus"
John Flaxman, 18th-19th century

Gray ink and graphite on off-white laid paper

18th-19th centuryBritish
Roman Wall, Wroxeter, Shropshire | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI