A romantic landscape with rugged foreground in which to the right are seen ruins of a Gothic building. This work is one of seven purchased at the Christie's sale held in aid of the British Red Cross Society. Miss Julia Reckitt donated the sum of £50 and the Art Fund purchased the works and distributed them to seven public institutions including the British Museum, Tate, Birmingham and Manchester.
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Title of artwork, date
Landscape with Abbey Ruins, 1775–1802
Date supported
1916
Medium and material
Watercolour on paper
Dimensions
24 x 33 cm
Gifted by
Juliet Reckitt
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