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Ruined Abbey

1758

Paul Sandby

Associated Names

Paul Sandby

Artist, British, 1731 - 1809

The image shows a landscape with a ruined building on the left side, a figure with a staff near the ruins, and a group of figures and animals passing through a stone gateway in the distance. The sky dominates the top half of the composition, with trees scattered throughout the scene. The color palette consists mostly of sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Dimensions

sheet: 15.7 × 21.5 cm (6 3/16 × 8 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

1974.54.5
Catalogue Raisonné

Gunn 2015, no. 109
Series Title

Six Ruins

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2015

Gunn, Ann V. The Prints of Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809). Turnhout, 2015: no. 109

Wikidata ID

Q65576087

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