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Description: | An architectural view from the outside of a ruined abbey, seen from the grounds or gardens. In the foreground and in the left corner, weeds grow over huge pieces of fallen masonry. In the centre, near one such piece, a man, dressed in a tall black hat and red waistcoat, leans against a pillar. He is standing in the shadows of one of the archways of the abbey. These archways reach up almost to the top of the picture.
The arch under which the man stands forms one side of one wing of the transept: behind him is the opposite side of that wing. In the background on the left can be seen the main body of the abbey from which the transept leads. In the distance are trees, and the sky can be seen through the background arches. (1) Sotheby's (1829) Probably Lot 114 ("Sketch of the ruins of a church at St. Omer") in the R.P. Bonington sale at Sotheby's, 29/06/1829, purchased by Byng.
(2) William Twopenny Collection (1849 or later).
(3) James Orrock (1907). Purchased from Orrock. Samuel Prant [?] said at the Sotheby's sale that he was present when the picture was painted - probably on a tour of Northern France 1823.
Accession number: NCM 1907-85 | Subjects: | topography ruins religious architecture (christian) figures | Temporal: | [ca 1824] | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | by BONINGTON/Richard Parkes | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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