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: Dated at the bottom: “Ville-Neuve-lès-Avignon, Oct. 24, 1838.” Date: 1838 Description: View of a ruined church with neighboring houses; in front of it, the remains of an ancient column with a base. On the reverse, a view of Villeneuve-lès-Avignon with Fort Saint-André. The drawing was created during 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; Ruin; 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: In fairly good condition. Margins somewhat browned; overall slightly browned; slightly soiled at the margins. Irregularly trimmed.