Rushen Abbey
Date made: 1896
Description: "Rushen Abbey, with the adjoining lands, is now the property of the Deemster. Every vestige of its interior magnificence has disappeared; but the ruins of this venerable monastery still retain an air of gloomy grandeur." (David Robertson, A Tour Through The Isle of Man, 1794, M 01360)
The painting is from a series of works by Mrs Lucy Emma Lynam, born 1834. It is thought that Lucy Emma Lynam painted the works while staying with her daughter and son-in-law on the Isle of Man. Her daughter, also called Lucy Emma, married a Manxman Sidney Alfred Pizey Kermode, who was the Reverend of Onchan (1862-1925).
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Measurements: 23cm x 29cm
Materials: watercolour on paper
Object name: watercolour painting
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 1954-3834/16