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Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire

Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire

1810
(British, 1782–1842)
England, 19th century
etching
John L. Severance Fund 1991.233
Catalogue raisonné: Popham 10
Location: not on view

Description

Rievaulx Abbey belongs to Cotman’s first series of etchings, published in 1811. The thirteen images depict the landscape of Yorkshire and picturesque architectural views such as rural cottages, ancient stone walls, and overgrown, ruined abbeys. The crumbling Gothic church was a quintessentially Romantic theme, intended to allude to a lost past.
  • Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century". No exhibition catalogue.
  • {{cite web|title=Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire|url=false|author=John Sell Cotman|year=1810|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.233