Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Rievaulx Abbey belongs to Cotman’s first series of etchings, published in 1811. The thirteen images depict the landscape of Yorkshire and picturesque architectural views such as rural cottages, ancient stone walls, and overgrown, ruined abbeys. The crumbling Gothic church was a quintessentially Romantic theme, intended to allude to a lost past.
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Samuel Prout (British, 1783–1852) — A Series of Ancient Buil
Samuel Prout (British, 1783–1852) — A Series of Ancient Buil
Eugène Cicéri (French, 1813–1890) — Voyages pittoresques et 
Domenico Quaglio (German, 1787–1837) — Notable Buildings of 
Samuel Prout (British, 1783–1852) — A Series of Ancient Buil
Mary Altha Nims (American, 1817–1907) — Ruins
Charles Meryon (French, 1821–1868) — Entrance to the French 
Charles Meryon (French, 1821–1868) — Etchings of Paris: The
Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, 1593–1641) — Some Pleasing Lands
John Sell Cotman — Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire
Thomas Gainsborough|John & Josiah Boydell — Wooded Landscape
Charles Meryon (French, 1821–1868) — The Etchings of Paris: 
