John Wootton (British 1686-1765)Figures before a ruined abbey in an Italianate landscape With strengthened signature (lower left) Oil on canvas 208.28 x 177.8cm (82 x 70 in.) It has been suggested that the building may be part of Rievaulx Abbey, Yorkshire. A fuller depiction of the Abbey, by Wootton, is in the Yale Center for British Art, Newhaven, Connecticut. Provenance:Christie's, London, 12th July 1991, lot 64A (£40-60,000) Medium Oil on canvas