Ruined Gateway

c. 1750

Paul Sandby

Associated Names
Paul Sandby

Artist, British, 1731 - 1809

The image displays a landscape view from an elevated vantage point, capturing architectural features and natural scenery. The horizon is low, emphasizing the sky with delicate brushstrokes illustrating clouds. To the right, there is a large, somewhat dilapidated building with arched openings partly covered in foliage. Small, dark figures are scattered on the rugged terrain with loose, sketch-like strokes. In the middle, a river or path leads to a bridge with more figures visible. In the distance, there are buildings or ruins on a hill, with a faint mountain range on the horizon. The color palette is monochromatic using shades of sepia or black ink on a light tan or cream background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Thomas Vogler in memory of his brother Donald J. Vogler

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10 × 14 cm (3 15/16 × 5 1/2 in.) (oval)
    sheet: 11.6 × 16.6 cm (4 9/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.53.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Gunn 2015, no. 29

  • Series Title

    A New Book of Ruins: plate 4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Campbell Fine Art, London, 12 June 1992); Donald Vogler, Portland, OR; gift to NGA, 2017.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2015

  • Gunn, Ann V. The Prints of Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809). Turnhout, 2015: no. 29

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: 7.

Wikidata ID

Q77259288

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