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Source Description
This moody, broadly painted watercolor on rough, brown paper is emblematic of David Cox’s late style. Velvety grays and greens throughout the composition shift almost imperceptibly and streaks of blue wash, describing the distant hills and sky, are pierced by a sliver of brilliant yellow at the horizon. The ruined 12th-century priory is relegated to the background, nearly lost in the twilight.
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Document identity
localId
119716
label
Bolton Abbey
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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119716
contentType
drawing
title
Bolton Abbey
description
This moody, broadly painted watercolor on rough, brown paper is emblematic of David Cox’s late style. Velvety grays and greens throughout the composition shift almost imperceptibly and streaks of blue wash, describing the distant hills and sky, are pierced by a sliver of brilliant yellow at the horizon. The ruined 12th-century priory is relegated to the background, nearly lost in the twilight.
date
c. late 1840s-1857
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80014886
creators
5714
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 48.8 x 75.4 cm (19 3/16 x 29 11/16 in.)
cul
England, 19th century
accession
1940.552
Source extras
tec
watercolor with black chalk
tombstone
Bolton Abbey, c. late 1840s-1857. David Cox (British, 1783–1859). Watercolor with black chalk; sheet: 48.8 x 75.4 cm (19 3/16 x 29 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.552
supportMaterials
description
textured, thick brown wove paper (Scotch wrapping paper)
collection
DR - British
inscriptions
inscription
inscribed, at lower right, in graphite: WSE; in white chalk on wood backing: June 8-03
didYouKnow
The neighborhood where Bolton Abbey was found was one of David Cox's favorite places to paint and the church appeared as a subject throughout his works from about 1828 through 1857.
citations
citation
Francis, Henry S. "The Bequest of James Parmelee." <em>Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 28, no. 2 (February 1941): 15-27, 31.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 17
citation
Brumbaugh, Thomas B. "David Cox in American Collections." <em>Connoisseur</em> 197, no. 792 (February 1978): 83-88.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 85, no. 5
citation
Lemonedes, Heather. <em>British Drawings: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>Exh. Cat. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2013.
page_number
Mentioned: pp. 70-73, 144, no. 22b; Reproduced: pp. 72-73
creditline
Bequest of James Parmelee
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2026-05-29 06:10:57.331000
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119716
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Drawings
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DR - British
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watercolor with black chalk
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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