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John Sowden Watercolour ‘Rievaux Abbey,yorkshire’
Graham Reed Fine Art
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John Sowden Watercolour ‘Rievaux Abbey,yorkshire’

1900 - 1920
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John Sowden born 1838. Lived Bradford and exhibited 1883-1914 at the RA,Walker Art Gallery,Liverpool,Manchester City Art Gallery,Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and elsewhere . Rievaux Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Rievaux, near Hemsley,in the North York Moors National Park,North Yorkshire,England.It was one of the great abbeys in England until it was seized in 1538 under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.The wider site was awarded Scheduled Ancient Monument status in 1915 and the abbey was brought into the care of the then Ministry of Works in 1917..The ruins of the its main buildings are today a tourist attraction,owned and maintained by English Heritage . ‘Rievaux Abbey ‘signed watercolour,image size 12x16.75 cms,framed size 32x37 cms

Physical Dimensions
Height
32cm (12.60")
Width
37cm (14.57")
Depth
1.5cm (0.59")
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Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this John Sowden Watercolour Painting to the 1900s.

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John Sowden born 1838.
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Lived Bradford and exhibited 1883-1914 at the RA,Walker Art Gallery,Liverpool,Manchester City Art Gallery,Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and elsewhere.
Graham Reed Fine Art

. Rievaux Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Rievaux, near Hemsley,in the North York Moors National Park,North Yorkshire,England.It was one of the great abbeys in England until it was seized in 1538 under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.The wider site was awarded Scheduled Ancient Monument status in 1915 and the abbey was brought into the care of the then Ministry of Works in 1917..The ruins of the its main buildings are today a tourist attraction,owned and maintained by English Heritage . ‘Rievaux Abbey ‘signed watercolour,image size 12x16.75 cms,framed size 32x37 cms

Height
32cm (12.60")
Width
37cm (14.57")
Depth
1.5cm (0.59")
Date of Manufacture

Graham Reed Fine Art has dated this John Sowden Watercolour Painting to the 1900s.

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Graham Reed Fine Art
Graham Reed Fine Art
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Previously I worked in london as a chartered surveyor and have been dealing in paintings for nearly thirty years.

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A watercolour painting depicting the stone ruins of Rievaulx Abbey behind cottage buildings in a green Yorkshire landscape.
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Archive I A watercolour painting depicting the stone ruins of Rievaulx Abbey behind cottage buildings in a green Yorkshire landscape.

John Sowden Watercolour ‘Rievaux Abbey,yorkshire’

Archive II A watercolour painting depicting the stone ruins of Rievaulx Abbey behind cottage buildings in a green Yorkshire landscape. View II
Archive III A watercolour painting depicting the stone ruins of Rievaulx Abbey behind cottage buildings in a green Yorkshire landscape. View III
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A watercolour painting depicting the stone ruins of Rievaulx Abbey behind cottage buildings in a green Yorkshire landscape.
JOHN SOWDEN WATERCOLOUR ‘RIEVAUX ABBEY,YORKSHIRE’
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A watercolour painting depicting the stone ruins of Rievaulx Abbey behind cottage buildings in a green Yorkshire landscape.
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