Ruined Tower

c. 1858

Frederick Scott Archer

Associated Names
Frederick Scott Archer

Artist, British, 1813 - 1858

The image shows a man captured from the waist up, seated and leaning against a wooden railing. He is positioned outdoors, adjacent to the ruins of an ancient stone structure with one noticeable archway and a partially crumbled wall in the background. The man's facial features are soft, with a short haircut that blends into the rustic scene, and there is some blurring which does not clearly showcase his precise expression. He is wearing a suit with a buttoned jacket and is seated next to a small set of stairs leading to the elevated stone section. The area surrounding him is landscaped with overgrown foliage, indicative of an untamed garden or courtyard. The backdrop is minimal, primarily featuring the continuation of the old stone structures and a pale, featureless sky.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's Fine Art Auctions, London, 2001); (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York), 2001; NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, on mount, in lower right in graphite: Q1373; lower left corner: 56; on verso, by unknown hand, on bottom right edge in graphite: From Herschkowitz 11-86; lower right corner in graphite: Archer 86.085

Wikidata ID

Q64147730

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