Ruined Abbey with Travelers on the Road

1758

Paul Sandby

Associated Names
Paul Sandby

Artist, British, 1731 - 1809

The image contains a landscape with ruins seen from a slightly elevated position. The horizon is high up in the composition, showcasing distant hills without structures. Ruins dominate the right side with detailed stonework and arches, surrounded by a few remaining trees. A person on horseback and another walking are on a nearby road. The sky has soft clouds and a flock of birds. The color palette is monochromatic, with shadows and light giving texture through line work, characteristic of an etching's hatching technique.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.5 × 21.5 cm (6 1/8 × 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.54.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Gunn 2015, no. 105

  • Series Title

    Six Ruins

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2015

  • Gunn, Ann V. The Prints of Paul Sandby (1731 - 1809). Turnhout, 2015: no. 105.

Wikidata ID

Q65576090

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