Lindisfarne Castle and Abbey, Holy Island, by Moonlight
John Moore (1820-1902)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1877 (signed and dated)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
1016 x 1270 mm (40 x 50 in)
Place of origin
Northumberland
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Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland
NT 511861
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Lindisfarne Castle and Abbey, Holy Island by Moonlight by John Moore (1820-1902), signed and dated 1877. The Castle and Lime Kilns (pre-Lutyens) by moonlight entitled The Castle and Abbey Lindisfarne. The sketch for this picture was exhibited at the Ipswich Art Society in 1877 (229).
Provenance
Purchased for the National Trust at Christie's, South Kensington, 16 May 2007, lot 475.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom left, in red: J Moore / 1877
Makers and roles
John Moore (1820-1902), artist