Ruins of an Abbey
Charles Norris (British, 1779–1858)
c. 1812–58
Medium
graphite
Dimensions
17.1 × 18.7 cm
Classification
Drawing
Department
Drawings
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Norweb Collection
Accession Number
1954.668
Tags
male
About this artwork
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.