Ruined Two-Story Building with Mountains in Distance

c. 1750

Paul Sandby

Associated Names
Paul Sandby

Artist, British, 1731 - 1809

The landscape presents various structures and surrounding natural scenery from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is in the upper third against a sky filled with swirling clouds. Below is an ancient structure near the center-right. Two figures are on a path near the water's edge in the foreground. To the left are lower buildings extending into the distance, leading to a mountainous area. A small river or stream meanders through the landscape. The technique shows dense, precise line work giving texture to the clouds and trees. The color palette is monochrome with shades of grey, black, and white, typical of ink-based art in this style.

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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: 10.3 × 14.5 cm (4 1/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 11.5 × 16.4 cm (4 1/2 × 6 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.53.32

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Gunn 2015, no. 30

  • Series Title

    A New Book of Ruins: plate 5

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. 30

Wikidata ID

Q77259296

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