Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire
1839
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1839
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire is a 1839 watercolor by Anthony Fielding, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows a quiet valley with misty hills in the distance. A winding path leads through trees and brush toward a cluster of old stone buildings, likely a ruined abbey. The sky is pale, and the colors are soft, with dark trees contrasting against lighter fields. The artist used watercolor to capture the mood of the scene, blending light and shadow smoothly. This style was popular in the 1800s for showing nature’s peaceful side. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A watercolour by Anthony Fielding from 1839 presents a view of Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire, and the sheet is signed and dated.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Anthony Fielding spent years sketching crumbling abbeys in the North York Moors, always with a flask of cold tea and a pocket watch.
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