Abbey ruins
Artist
Lady Henrietta Augusta Mostyn
(English, 1830 - 1912)
Dateca. 1854
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 7 9/16 × 9 7/16 inches (19.21 × 23.97 cm)
Mount: 10 11/16 × 12 inches (27.15 × 30.48 cm)
Mount: 10 11/16 × 12 inches (27.15 × 30.48 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.61.21
SignedOn mount verso, lower right, in pencil: “Lady Mostyn [?] Nevill [sic]”
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn mount verso, left edge, in pencil: “B3”;
On mount verso, lower right corner, in pencil: “04355”.
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of stone structure surrounded by barren trees and covered in vines/overgrowth; there are two small arched openings at the base and a larger arch along the right.Exhibition HistoryRotation 25. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, October 19, 2018- March 17, 2019, no cat.
A philanthropist as well as an artist, Lady Henrietta Augusta Mostyn was among the first British women to practice photography. Her work, as seen here, often focused on rustic British architecture and landscapes, common subjects of the time.
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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