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Croxden Abbey, Staffordshire

Henry Gastineau, 1850

Croxden Abbey was founded by Bertram de Verdun in 1176 for Cistercians and have been in ruins for a long time. This typically Romantic view of the ruins was exhibited at The Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1851.

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Title of artwork, date

Croxden Abbey, Staffordshire, 1850

Date supported

1993

Medium and material

Watercolour

Dimensions

64 x 82 cm

Grant

500

Total cost

2000

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