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Apr 16, 2010
Ruins of an Abbey
Ruins of an Abbey
c. 1812–1858
Charles Norris
(British, 1779–1858)
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Sheet: 17.1 x 18.7 cm (6 3/4 x 7 3/8 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1954.668
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This drawing of an overgrown, crumbling abbey may be compared with German Romantic images of Gothic ruins by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and Domenico Quaglio (both also in this exhibition). Norris was an amateur artist who was influenced by Romantic themes of the period.
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