Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Hearne, 1744–1817, British
Title:
The Ruins of Leiston Abbey
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Contemporary drawn border: 9 3/4 x 12 3/8 inches (24.8 x 31.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, lower center: "LEISTON ABBEY"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1245
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
tourists | trees | exploring | monastery | arches | abbey | genre subject | women | men | church | towers | vines | tourism | shadows | gesturing | ruins | chickens | field | architectural subject
Associated Places:
Suffolk | Leiston | England | Leiston Abbey | United Kingdom | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10550