Holy Island Cathedral
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775 - 1851
Summary
The ruins of a religious building with three tiers can be seen in the foreground: an arched promenade on the ground level with horizontal stripes on the columns and decorative capitals above which the next two plainer tiers comprise of arched windows. Grass grows on the ground between the walls, covered with moss in some areas. There are fallen pieces on the ground. A figure stands beside a column in the centre background, provinding an idea of the dimensions of the ruins.
Object Name
Holy Island Cathedral
Creators Name
Date Created
1808
Dimensions
print: 21.4cm x 28.9cm
support: 29cm x 44cm
accession number
1918.1009/10
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
ink (brown)
Credit
Transferred from the Horsfall Museum Collection, 1918
