A View of York with the Minster

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

George Heriot was born in Haddington, East Lothian. He was educated at Edinburgh High School and University, before becoming a cadet at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, at the time Paul Sandby was Drawing Master. Heriot later became a civil servant. In 1797, he exhibited three works at the Royal Academy, including two views of Canada. From 1799 to 1816 he was Deputy Postmaster General of Canada. During this time he travelled through Quebec and Ontario, and his views of Canada were published as ‘Travels Through the Canadas’ (1807). He returned to England in 1816 and later travelled on the Continent, visiting Salzburg, Spain, France and the Channel Islands. The resulting watercolours were published as ‘A Picturesque Tour’ in 1824.

Places

York City Walls, England, York Minster, York, Yorkshire

Subjects

topography, townscape/cityscape, tree, dog, man, woman, path, house, church, spire, wall

Materials & Techniques

paper (as artists material), watercolour (as artists materials), watercolour (as object name)

Artist

George Heriot (1759 - 1839)

Title

A View of York with the Minster

Date

Medium

Watercolour on paper

Dimensions

height: 29.00 cm, width: 42.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from the Parker Gallery, September 1972

GAC number

9701