Ruins of an Abbey near Trim Castle, Ireland

Creator

Paul Sandby R.A.

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Creation Date

1780

Medium

Engraving and Etching

Dimensions

In frame: 9 4/16 x 11 in. (23.5 x 27.9 cm)
Not in frame: 6 12/16 x 8 4/16 in. (17.1 x 21.0 cm)

Credit Line

Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015

Accession Number

2015.40

Provenance

"Published by John and Josiah Boydell at the Shakespeare Gallery; an engraving of the Seats of the Nobility and Gentry of Great Britain and Wales, after eminent artists." Reproduced from Sandy's Views (London: G. Kearlsy, 1175-1781). Plate 78; Engraver James Roberts (1753-1809). Published as the Act Direct, March 1, 1870. See De Young/Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Catalogue.

Creator Biography

Paul Sandby R.A., British, born in Nottingham, England, 1731-1809.

Description

Two men on horses, a woman carrying a basket on her head and at her hip, and a shepherd walk on a dirt path in the foreground.The ruins of a tower stand to the right of the composition, with a river and a bridge separating the figures from the rest of the ruins in the background. Rays of sunlight stream through parted clouds.