Overgrown Collection (#8)

To the front: French cavalry leaving a Breton city on the declaration of war
3245555 To the front: French cavalry leaving a Breton city on the declaration of war, 1888-89 (oil on canvas) by Butler, Lady (Elizabeth Southerden Thompson) (1846-1933)

Roman Ruins Near the Lagoon, c. 1765-1775 (oil on canvas)
3577040 Roman Ruins Near the Lagoon, c.1765-1775 (oil on canvas) by Guardi, Francesco (1712-93); 92.7x67.3 cm; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Bolton Castle, Yorkshire (watercolour over indications in graphite)
1216899 Bolton Castle, Yorkshire (watercolour over indications in graphite) by Girtin, Thomas (1775-1802); 16.9x21.7 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; English

Landscape with Classical Ruins and Figures, c. 1725-30 (oil on canvas)
3545789 Landscape with Classical Ruins and Figures, c.1725-30 (oil on canvas) by Ricci, Marco (1676-1730) & Sebastiano (1659-1734); 123.2x161.3 cm; J

Cottage in the Countryside, 1871 (oil on canvas)
3506305 Cottage in the Countryside, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Harrison, George (19th century); 31x40.5 cm; Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry, UK; (add.info.: G.?E.? Harrison)

Castle Ruins (pen & ink with wash on paper)
XYC281121 Castle Ruins (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Williams, Hugh William (1773-1829); 43.2x62.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, USA; English, out of copyright

Ruined Castle of Frauenstein (engraving with w / c)
BMT407896 Ruined Castle of Frauenstein (engraving with w/c) by Wizani, Friedrich or Johann-Friedrich (1770-1835); 47.9x58.7 cm; BibliothAque Paul-Marmottan, Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt

Landscape Study at Baths of Caracalla (oil on canvas)
XKH179062 Landscape Study at Baths of Caracalla (oil on canvas) by Feuerbach, Anselm (1829-80); 75x99 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Ancient cemetery of the Jews in Prague (litho)
5997189 Ancient cemetery of the Jews in Prague (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient cemetery of the Jews in Prague)

Transept of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, c. 1794 (watercolour over graphite with pen
1217407 Transept of Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, c. 1794 (watercolour over graphite with pen and black ink) by Turner, Joseph Mallord William (1775-1851); 35.5x26 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Tintern Abbey, from The Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England Wales
STC209693 Tintern Abbey, from The Romantic and Picturesque Scenery of England Wales, published 1805 (colour engraving) by Loutherbourg

Butterfly and ferns amidst the ruins of an abbey (coloured engraving)
6014594 Butterfly and ferns amidst the ruins of an abbey (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Butterfly and ferns amidst the ruins of an abbey)

The Fountains, 1787-88 (oil on canvas)
2970018 The Fountains, 1787-88 (oil on canvas) by Robert, Hubert (1733-1808); 255.3x221.2 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Gift of William G. Hibbard; French, out of copyright

View of the Ruined Baths at Hadrians Villa at Tivoli, c. 1750 (litho)
XYC151686 View of the Ruined Baths at Hadrians Villa at Tivoli, c.1750 (litho) by Borra, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1712-86); 22.9x36.2 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

An Artist within the Ruins of an Italian Garden (oil on canvas)
RAF145732 An Artist within the Ruins of an Italian Garden (oil on canvas) by Chatillon, Charles de (1777-1844); Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

View of the Temples of Paestum (litho)
GIA871722 View of the Temples of Paestum (litho) by Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-78); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ruins of the pyramid-steps of Xochicalco in the district of Cholula, Mexico (litho)
3638283 Ruins of the pyramid-steps of Xochicalco in the district of Cholula, Mexico (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Remains of the aqueduct built by Claudius, which brought water to ancient Rome from
746812 Remains of the aqueduct built by Claudius, which brought water to ancient Rome from the Anio, near Tivoli, c.1824-26 (etching) by Rossini

Monument in St Thomass Churchyard (probably Richard Hart
2831563 Monument in St Thomass Churchyard (probably Richard Hart) removed from the Old Church (w/c on paper) by Manning, Joseph (c.1801-1861/1871); Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

L Acquedotto Claudio, 1850 (oil on canvas)
2647738 L Acquedotto Claudio, 1850 (oil on canvas) by Knebel, Franz Jnr (1809-77); 68.2x103.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Swiss, out of copyright

Young men playing pelota inside the Baths of Diocletian; S
449357 Young men playing pelota inside the Baths of Diocletian; S. Bernardino in the distance; the long wall of Bellaiani (pen & brown ink with brown wash on paper) by Vrancx

The Convent of Palermo, c. 1850 (w / c on paper)
BAT400511 The Convent of Palermo, c.1850 (w/c on paper) by Ferrario, Carlo (1833-1907); Galleria d Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo eNicol Orsi Battaglini; Italian

Part of the Ruins of Tintern Abbey (oil on panel)
3822277 Part of the Ruins of Tintern Abbey (oil on panel) by Creswick, Thomas (1811-69); 45.5x34.6 cm; Calderdale Museums Service, West Yorkshire

New College, Oxford (colour photo)
3095368 New College, Oxford (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New College, Oxford. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Netley Abbey (pen & ink with wash on paper)
2627292 Netley Abbey (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Towne, Francis (1740-1816); Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; eSouthhampton City Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

The Old Pear Tree (w / c on paper)
SOU140969 The Old Pear Tree (w/c on paper) by North, John William (1842-1924); 72.4x96.4 cm; Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire, UK; eSouthhampton City Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

The Nursery! with Britannia reposing in Peace, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1802
NCO190467 The Nursery! with Britannia reposing in Peace, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1802 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Temple of Clitumnus between Fulgino and Spoleto, 1748 (etching)
1071710 Temple of Clitumnus between Fulgino and Spoleto, 1748 (etching) by Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-78); Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Old Bridge of Forth, Stirling (colour photo)
3095382 Old Bridge of Forth, Stirling (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Bridge of Forth, Stirling)

The Dairy Door, Farringford, Lord Tennysons Home, c. 1890 (w / c, gum arabic & scraping out on wove paper)
995995 The Dairy Door, Farringford, Lord Tennysons Home, c.1890 (w/c, gum arabic & scraping out on wove paper) by Allingham, Helen (1848-1926); 27.8x21.7 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

View of the Temples of Paestum (litho)
GIA871720 View of the Temples of Paestum (litho) by Piranesi, Giovanni Battista (1720-78); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scene from Chichen Itza, Mexico (w / c on paper)
3473760 Scene from Chichen Itza, Mexico (w/c on paper) by Breton, Adela (1850-1923); 56x39.5 cm; Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: Watercolour depicting scene from Chichen Itza, Mexico)

Overgrown courtyard of ruined castle (brush & grey wash, with traces of black chalk
2972597 Overgrown courtyard of ruined castle (brush & grey wash, with traces of black chalk, on laid paper) by Netherlandish School, (17th century); 30.2x33.6 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Plate Two from Evenings in Rome, 1763-64 (etching in black on off-white laid paper
2968342 Plate Two from Evenings in Rome, 1763-64 (etching in black on off-white laid paper, tipped onto tan laid paper) by Robert, Hubert (1733-1808); 12.7x8.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Gertrude Jekylls Garden, Munstead Wood (pencil w / c with touches of white
3431717 Gertrude Jekylls Garden, Munstead Wood (pencil & w/c with touches of white & scratching out on paper) by Allingham

The Grounds of the Castle; Le Cour du Chateau, 1905 (oil on canvas)
653323 The Grounds of the Castle; Le Cour du Chateau, 1905 (oil on canvas) by Le Sidaner, Henri Eugene Augustin (1862-1939); 61x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration from Magazine of Garden Gems by G
618025 Illustration from Magazine of Garden Gems by G. van Laar, published 1802 (colour litho) by Dutch School, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

View from a collection of six, engraved by Francois Vivares (1709-80) (etching)
CH433415 View from a collection of six, engraved by Francois Vivares (1709-80) (etching) by Ricci, Marco (1676-1730); 33x46 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian, out of copyright

Preparatory drawing for Tower of the Ladies (pen & ink on paper)
497411 Preparatory drawing for Tower of the Ladies (pen & ink on paper) by Rico y Ortega, Martin (1833-1908); 35.9x27.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Seraglio, Constantinople, 1865-75 (oil on panel)
488061 Seraglio, Constantinople, 1865-75 (oil on panel) by Diaz de la Pena, Narcisse Virgile (1807-76); 37.3x54.9 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Illustration for Goldsmiths The Deserted Village
LLM455928 Illustration for Goldsmiths The Deserted Village by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Goldsmiths The Deserted Village)

A dying tree, its trunk covered with brambles, beside a fence, c
449343 A dying tree, its trunk covered with brambles, beside a fence, c.1618-20 (pen & ink over chalks with wash on paper) by Rubens

Entry to the Colosseum (pen & ink with wash on paper)
449359 Entry to the Colosseum (pen & ink with wash on paper) by Vrancx, Sebastian (1573-1647); 25.7x31.6 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

A Hawking Party, c. 1665 (oil on canvas)
450157 A Hawking Party, c.1665 (oil on canvas) by Wouwermans or Wouvermans, Philips (1619-68) (attr.); 28x34.2 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

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