Rievaulx Abbey, the North Transept

1854

Roger Fenton

Associated Names
Roger Fenton

Artist, British, 1819 - 1869

The image shows an elevated view of a building, displaying both its side and front architectural features. The landscape extends into the distance with rolling hills in the background. The color palette is sepia tones. The structure appears to be a ruin with Gothic arches and weathered stonework. Vegetation grows on parts of the building. A dirt path curves away from the ruins with a forest in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Paul Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 28 x 36.9 cm (11 x 14 1/2 in.)
    mount: 40.4 x 59.5 cm (15 7/8 x 23 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.29.20

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Howard and Jane Ricketts, London; NGA purchase, 2007.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2010

  • The Pre-Raphaelite Lens: British Photography and Painting, 1848 - 1875, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2010 - 2011, no. 38.

Inscriptions

Lithographed below mount: Photographed by R. Fenton; printed label affixed lower right: 67 Rivaulx Abbey, the North Transept

Wikidata ID

Q64170379

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