49 - W. CLARKE (1806-1865), Church ruins, France, 1838, Pencil

W. CLARKE (1806-1865), Church ruins, France, 1838, Pencil William Barnard Clarke (1806 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire - 1865 Freiburg im Breisgau): Church ruins and column remains with base in a French town, 1838, Pencil Technique: Pencil on Paper Inscription: At the lower part dated: "Ville neuf les Avignon 24 Oct.1838.". Date: 1838 Description: View of a ruined church with neighbouring houses, in front of it the remains of an ancient column with base. Verso view of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon with Fort Saint-André. The drawing was made on a journey that took the English architect, cartographer, archaeological writer, art collector, numismatist and literary translator William Barnard Clarke to France between 1838 and 1839 and later to Italy in 1839. Verso: Pencil drawing Keywords: France; England; Great Britain; England; Architect,Church; Ruine; Column; Landscape; Travel; Pencil; Drawing; 19th century; Romanticism; Architecture; France; Size: Paper: 18,4 cm x 20,8 cm (7,2 x 8,2 in) Condition: Rather good condition. Margins somewhat browned, overall slightly browned, slightly soiled at margins. Irregularly trimmed.