Ruins Collection (#98)

Ruins with Farm Shed, c. 1600. Creator: Unknown
Ruins with Farm Shed, c. 1600

Ruined Buildings near a River Bank, plate 9 from Quatrieme suite de paysages dessines e... c. 1779
Ruined Buildings near a River Bank, plate 9 from Quatrieme suite de paysages dessines et grave a l eau-forte par Moreau (Fourth Series of Landscapes Drawn and Etched by Moreau), c. 1779

View of the Tope or Temple of Dhameh, near Benares, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View of the Tope or Temple of Dhameh, near Benares, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

View in Afghanistan, c1891. Creator: James Grant
View in Afghanistan, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Ruined Temple of Chillambaram, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Ruined Temple of Chillambaram, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. I.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Jericho, 1837 (engraving)
7262314 Jericho, 1837 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 9.4x15.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Caption Jericho, Aus d. Kunstanst. D. Bibliogr. Instit. In Hildburghausen)

Tharand, 1839 (engraving)
7262292 Tharand, 1839 (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 10.1x15.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Captions The Apartment of Michel Angelo and Aus d. Kunstanst. D. Bibliogr. Instit)

Ruins of a cathedral, 1810-65 (Pencil)
7261705 Ruins of a cathedral, 1810-65 (Pencil) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Ruins of a cathedral)

Lago d Orta, Stations of the Cross, 20th century (Watercolour)
7261407 Lago d Orta, Stations of the Cross, 20th century (Watercolour) by Elgood, George Samuel (1851-1943); 19x34 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Lago d Orta)

Landscape with a tower, 1810-65 (Watercolour)
7261641 Landscape with a tower, 1810-65 (Watercolour) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Landscape with a tower)

Castle Ruin, 1810-65 (Watercolour)
7261713 Castle Ruin, 1810-65 (Watercolour) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Castle Ruin)

Tower on a cliff, 1810-65 (Watercolour)
7261695 Tower on a cliff, 1810-65 (Watercolour) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Tower on a cliff)

Night scene, 1810-65 (Watercolour)
7261619 Night scene, 1810-65 (Watercolour) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Night scene)

Landscape, 1857-1945 (Ink)
7261398 Landscape, 1857-1945 (Ink) by Short, Frank (1857-1945); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Landscape. Undated black and white drawing)

Aerial of the Ruins of Sao Miguel das Missoes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, South America

Temple of Castor and Pollux, Gorgenti, 1851-1943 (Watercolour)
7261366 Temple of Castor and Pollux, Gorgenti, 1851-1943 (Watercolour) by Elgood, George Samuel (1851-1943); 22x32 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

Allington Castle, 1800-65 (Watercolour)
7261295 Allington Castle, 1800-65 (Watercolour) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); 32x47 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Allington Castle, Maidstone, Kent)

Florence, 1845 (engraving)
7262293 Florence, 1845 (engraving) by Parrot, von William (1813-69); 9.7x15.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: drawn by William Parrot (1813-1869)

Landscape with bridge and cows, 1810-65 (Watercolour)
7261659 Landscape with bridge and cows, 1810-65 (Watercolour) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Landscape with bridge and cows)

Seascape of a tower on a cliff, 1810-65 (Watercolour)
7261646 Seascape of a tower on a cliff, 1810-65 (Watercolour) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Seascape of a tower on a cliff)

Ruins of a castle on a hill, 1810-65 (Pencil)
7261631 Ruins of a castle on a hill, 1810-65 (Pencil) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Ruins of a castle on a hill)

Near Dorking, 1767-1816 (Pencil)
7261508 Near Dorking, 1767-1816 (Pencil) by Alexander, William (1767-1816); 21x27.6 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Near Dorking, Surrey; Drawing; Alexander)

St. Andrews Castle at sunrise, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Denmark Hill, 1800-52 (Watercolour)
7261616 Denmark Hill, 1800-52 (Watercolour) by Prout, Samuel (1783-1852); 20.8x27.1 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Denmark Hill, Southwark, London)

Classical Landscape with Sphinx and ruins, 1700-34 (Chalk, Watercolour)
7261608 Classical Landscape with Sphinx and ruins, 1700-34 (Chalk, Watercolour) by Thornhill, James (1675-1734); 25.3x30 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

Landscape with a house, 1810-65 (Pencil)
7261668 Landscape with a house, 1810-65 (Pencil) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Landscape with a house)

Landscape with castle, 1810-65 (Watercolour)
7261625 Landscape with castle, 1810-65 (Watercolour) by Pretty, Edward (1792-1865); Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Landscape with castle)

Bradford Mills, Wiltshire, 1767-1816 (Pencil)
7261536 Bradford Mills, Wiltshire, 1767-1816 (Pencil) by Alexander, William (1767-1816); 16.5x22.5 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Bradford Mills)

A View in the Plain of Corinth, 1800-67 (Watercolour)
7261385 A View in the Plain of Corinth, 1800-67 (Watercolour) by Stanfield, William Clarkson (1793-1867); 35x51 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent

The Palais Royal and the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin before and after the fire of 1871 (colour litho)
XIR232828 The Palais Royal and the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin before and after the fire of 1871 (colour litho) by Coindre, Victor (fl.1870) (after); Musee d Art et d Histoire, Saint-Denis

Landscape, 1767 (oil on canvas)
XIR417075 Landscape, 1767 (oil on canvas) by Moreau, Louis Gabriel (1740-1806); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Nimes, France; (add.info.: by Louis Gabriel Moreau (1740-1806))

Eastern portico of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens, 1803 (engraving)
7236352 Eastern portico of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens, 1803 (engraving) by Pars, William (1742-82); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lettere di giustificazione scritte a Milord Charlemont e a di lui agenti di Roma
7260348 Lettere di giustificazione scritte a Milord Charlemont e a di lui agenti di Roma... intorno la dedica della sua opera delle Antichita Rom[ane] fatta allo stesso signor ed ultimamente

Ruins of Palmyra (Thadmor), ca. 1835 (engraving)
7259560 Ruins of Palmyra (Thadmor), ca. 1835 (engraving) by Stanfield, William Clarkson (1793-1867); 9.0x14.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Captions Ruins of Palmyra (Thadmor)

View of a Gothic ruin, Netley Abbey, Hampshire, 1805. 1805 (engraving)
7236015 View of a Gothic ruin, Netley Abbey, Hampshire, 1805.1805 (engraving) by Dayes, Edward (1763-1804) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Netley Abbey, Hampshire)

Neros Aqueduct (Arcus Neroniani) in Rome (engraving)
1721889 Neros Aqueduct (Arcus Neroniani) in Rome (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Built by Nero between 54-68 AD.)

Ruins of Schloss-Theben
7259545 Ruins of Schloss-Theben; 9.7x14.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Captions Ruin of Schlosss-Theben, in Hungary and Aus d. Kunstanst. D. Bibliogr. Instit. In Hildbh)

The thermal water fountain of the Sextius thermal baths in the Bouches du Rhone Anonymous watercolor
JEB4825962 The thermal water fountain of the Sextius thermal baths in the Bouches du Rhone Anonymous watercolor. Mejanes Library, Aix en Provence by Constantin

Le rovine di Ninfa nelle Paludi Pontine; The ruins of Ninfa on the Pontine Marshes (b / w photo)
7152911 Le rovine di Ninfa nelle Paludi Pontine; The ruins of Ninfa on the Pontine Marshes (b/w photo) by Hielscher, Kurt (1881-1948); Private Collection; (add.info)

Old Slains (b / w photo)
7191188 Old Slains (b/w photo) by Porter, James (1874-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old Slains. Illustration for Porters Views of Aberdeen and District (James Porter, Aberdeen, c 1905)

Pluscarden Priory, Norman Doorway (b / w photo)
7198820 Pluscarden Priory, Norman Doorway (b/w photo) by Porter, James (1874-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pluscarden Priory, Norman Doorway)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Entrance to the Bo-Tree Enclosure (b / w photo)
6009281 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Entrance to the Bo-Tree Enclosure (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entrance to the Bo-Tree Enclosure)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Isurumuniya Temple (b / w photo)
6009280 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Isurumuniya Temple (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Isurumuniya Temple)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Maha Seya Dagaba (b / w photo)
6009279 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Maha Seya Dagaba (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maha Seya Dagaba)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: En Route for Polonnaruwa (b / w photo)
6009241 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: En Route for Polonnaruwa (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: En Route for Polonnaruwa)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Thuparama at Polonnaruwa (b / w photo)
6009236 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Thuparama at Polonnaruwa (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thuparama at Polonnaruwa)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Curious Rounded Column and Ruins (b / w photo)
6009225 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Curious Rounded Column and Ruins (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Curious Rounded Column and Ruins)

Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Kotuwa (b / w photo)
6009223 Ruined Cities of Ceylon: Kotuwa (b/w photo) by Cave, Henry W. (1854-1913); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kotuwa)

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"Exploring the Beauty and Mystery of Ruins: From Brightons West Pier to Machu Picchu" Witnessing a mesmerizing spectacle, a starling murmuration gracefully dances above the ruins of Brightons West Pier in England. The rugged beauty of Ballybunion's beach in County Kerry, Ireland, contrasts with the nearby ancient ruins that whisper tales of forgotten times. As the sun sets over Corfe Castle near Wareham, Isle of Purbeck, its 11th-century ruins stand as a testament to history's enduring presence. Stepping foot on the abandoned island of St Kilda in Scotland's Western Isles takes you back to 1995 when nature reclaimed what was once inhabited by humans. Dunnottar Castle outside Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire stands proudly atop cliffs overlooking the North Sea – an awe-inspiring sight that echoes with stories from centuries past. Brampton Road in Bexleyheath bears scars from World War II bomb damage - a poignant reminder of resilience amidst destruction and a testament to human strength. Hadrian's Wall at Sycamore Gap paints an enchanting picture against autumn hues within Northumberland National Park - where nature intertwines with ancient history. Pennard Castle majestically perches above Three Cliffs Bay in Gower, Wales – offering breathtaking views while guarding secrets from long ago. MacLellans Castle in Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway exudes an air of mystery as it stands silently among picturesque Scottish landscapes. The remote island of Hirta within St Kilda archipelago unveils hauntingly beautiful ruins that tell tales of isolation and survival against harsh elements. And finally, Embark on an unforgettable journey through time at Peru's Machu Picchu - immerse yourself in the lost city of the Inca, where ancient ruins hold the secrets of a remarkable civilization.