Church Ruin at Tours: Loading Diligence

Samuel Prout, 1783 - 1852



Church Ruin at Tours: Loading Diligence

Samuel Prout 1783 - 1852

Summary

Building interior. The walls have gothic arches from the ground upwards. Columns supporting the base of an arch frame the scene. In the centre space of the building there are people working at loading a horse drawn coach. A large object wrapped in white cloth can be seen to the right of the coach. In the foreground there is a figure seated on a low box and a wooden work tressel with blankets over it.


Object Name

Church Ruin at Tours: Loading Diligence

Creators Name

Samuel Prout

Date Created

about 1825

Dimensions

support: 43cm x 29.2cm

accession number

1890.23

Place of creation

Europe

Support

paper

Medium

watercolour
gouache

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