64 - I. DUVIVIER (1758–1832), Notre Dame du Mont Abbey, Watercolor

I. DUVIVIER (1758–1832), Notre Dame du Mont Abbey, Watercolor Ignace Duvivier (1758–1832, ibid.): The remains of the Abbaye Notre Dame du Mont in Watten near Calais, 19th century, watercolor Technique: Watercolor and pen drawing on paper, mounted on paper Inscription: Inscribed in the lower part in the artist’s own hand: “Remains of the castle of Thieri d’Alzace. In the priory where the bodies of Thieri d’Alzace and his wife, the Serinesse, were recently found; the House of Habsburg traces its origins to this house.” Numbered: “82.”, “28)”, and “31”. Date: 19th century Description: The ruins of an old fortress tower high above the landscape; a road winds up the sparsely overgrown slopes to the building perched on high rocks. On the right, the slender tower of the abbey (the burial place of Dietrich of Alsace) rises on a slightly lower hill. To the right, in the distance, we see the roofs of a settlement above a sheer rock face. Provenance: Ritter von Pfeiffer Collection, Vienna; Boerner, Leipzig, 1914 Keywords: Castle, ruin, village, town, monastery, abbey, church, tower, landscape, Alsace, watercolor, drawing, France, 19th century, Romanticism, Landscape, France, Size: Paper: 26.0 cm x 41.5 cm (10.2 x 16.3 in) Condition: Good condition. Slightly browned, slightly wavy, faintly spotted.