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Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France,  Normandie:  Tour aux archives à Vernon, by Richard Parkes Bonington, 1824

Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France, Normandie: Tour aux archives à Vernon

Richard Parkes Bonington

1824

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

Dominant colour

Overview

Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France, Normandie: Tour aux archives à Vernon is a 1824 by Richard Parkes Bonington, a Romanticism work, depicting Tower, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Who painted this?
Richard Parkes Bonington
When & what style?
1824 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows a old tower with archives in Vernon, a town in Normandy. It's a quiet scene with a few buildings and trees. The artist's attention to detail and use of light make this work interesting, as it gives a sense of everyday life. To learn more about similar works, visit the museum where this painting is held, the museum: The Cleveland Museum of Art.

About the artist

Portrait of Richard Parkes Bonington
Artist

Richard Parkes Bonington

Richard Parkes Bonington (25 October 1802 – 23 September 1828) was an English Romantic landscape painter.

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