Visitor to a Moonlit Churchyard
Painting by Philip James de Loutherbourg
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Visitor to a Moonlit Churchyard is a 1790 oil painting by the French-born British artist Philip James de Loutherbourg.[1] It combines elements of Gothic and the emerging romantic art trend. It is also known as A Philosopher in a Moonlit Churchyard.[2]
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| Artist | Philip James de Loutherbourg |
| Year | 1790 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 86.4 cm × 68.6 cm (34.0 in × 27.0 in) |
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Inspired by the work Night-Thoughts by the English poet Edward Young, it depicts a young man in the ruins of Tintern Abbey in the middle of the night. The ivy-covered ruins shown by Loutherbourg are a capriccio, Today the painting is in the Yale Center for British Art in Connecticut as part of the Paul Mellon Collection.[3]
