The Edge of a Wood

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's London, 5 November 1952, no. 28). (Spink & Son Ltd., London, inv. no. K3/1336). (Agnew's, London, stock no. CM2831). Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

The Edge of a Wood

Girtin, Thomas

1800/1801

Accession Number

2022.40.57

Medium

watercolor over graphite on laid paper

Dimensions

sheet: 10.9 × 14.2 cm (4 5/16 × 5 9/16 in.) | mount: 15.6 × 19.7 cm (6 1/8 × 7 3/4 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Donald Stone