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Tintern Abbey

Watercolour
1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Palmer, Samuel (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (painted)

The ruins of Tintern Abbey partially covered with foliage. The foreground of the image remains at the stage of pencil sketch marks.

Object details

Category
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
TitleTintern Abbey (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, gouache, brown ink and black chalk on white laid paper
Gouache
Brown Ink
Black Chalk
Laid Paper
Watercolour (Paint)
Watercolour Painting (Technique)
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Watercolour, 'Tintern Abbey', partially covered with foliage, by Samuel Palmer, ca. 1835.
Physical description
The ruins of Tintern Abbey partially covered with foliage. The foreground of the image remains at the stage of pencil sketch marks.
Dimensions
  • Height: 370mm
  • Width: 486mm
Credit line
Presented by Mrs J. Merrick Head.
Subjects depicted
Abbey
Landscapes (Representations)
Place depicted
Tintern Abbey
Bibliographic references
  • Vaughan, William, Barker, Elizabeth E., Harrison, Colin, et al. Samuel Palmer 1805- 1881 : Vision and Landscape. London : British Museum Press 2005 no. 100
  • Lister, Raymond. Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Samuel Palmer. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988. catalogue no.233, p.109.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1902-1919

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Record createdAugust 3, 2006
Record URL
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