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The image shows a churchyard, showcasing a stone building with a slanted roof leading to a square tower extending upwards. The horizon is partially obstructed by the structure and trees. Some gothic-style windows are visible on the building. There are gravestones scattered nearby. The brushstrokes provide texture to the stone walls and foliage. The color palette is subdued with shades of gray and sepia. In the distance to the right, a figure walks with a dog along a path.
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The image shows a churchyard, showcasing a stone building with a slanted roof leading to a square tower extending upwards. The horizon is partially obstructed by the structure and trees. Some gothic-style windows are visible on the building. There are gravestones scattered nearby. The brushstrokes provide texture to the stone walls and foliage. The color palette is subdued with shades of gray and sepia. In the distance to the right, a figure walks with a dog along a path.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Aldenham Church, Hertfordshire

Henry Monro

Date
1812
Medium
pen and brown ink with black chalk and white heightening on blue wove paper
Dimensions
sight size: 23.8 x 31.3 cm (9 3/8 x 12 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1988.20.26
Credit line
Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Religious
  • exterior
  • architecture
  • Hertfordshire
Inscription

lower left in brown ink: July 1812; on gravestone, lower center in brown ink: HM1791

NGA object ID 70355. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.