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Rome: Study of the Entablature of the Temple of Saturn

Rome: Study of the Entablature of the Temple of Saturn

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Rome: Study of the Entablature of the Temple of Saturn
ArtistBritish, 1775–1802
AfterFrench, 1721–1820
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Rome: Study of the Entablature of the Temple of Saturn
Date1797–1798
MediumPen and brown ink and brush and brown ink over graphite on wove paper
DimensionsSheet (irregular): 5 3/16 × 7 1/16 in. (13.2 × 17.9 cm)
 Frame: 11 × 12 13/16 × 15/16 in. (27.9 × 32.5 × 2.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Cecily E. Horton
Object number2025.335
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
205 Vinson & Elkins Gallery
On view

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceWilliam Henry Millais (1828–99); Ernest Heinzer; [Sotheby’s, London, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century British Drawings and Watercolours, July 13, 1995, lot 25 (as Part of the Temple of Concord, Rome]; [Spink & Son Ltd, London]; [their sale, Christie's, South Kensington, London, Oils, Watercolours & Drawings from 18th ‒20th centuries, June 21, 2011, lot 109 (as A Study of the Architectural Columns of the Temple of Concorde, Rome, sold for £1,380)]; [Abbott and Holder, London, by 2025]; purchase by MFAH, 2025.
Exhibition HistorySmith, Greg. Thomas Girtin: The Art of Watercolour. London: Tate Britain, July 4-September 29, 2002, p. 47, Cat. 27.
Published References Smith, Greg. Thomas Girtin: The Art of Watercolour. London: Tate Britain, 2002, p. 47, Cat. 27. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed in graphite, center bottom edge: Girtin [cursive, underlined]
Verso: [none]
No watermark
Catalogue raisonnéSmith, Greg. “Archive and Introduction to the Artist,” Thomas Girtin Online Catalogue, Cat. TG0895, illus.

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