Ruins of an Abbey
Charles Norris (British, 1779–1858)
1810–1858
- Medium
- graphite
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 17.1 x 18.7 cm (6 3/4 x 7 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- Drawing
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
England, 19th century
About
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.
