The Ruins of Leiston Abbey; Thomas Hearne; 1744-1817; British; 1781; Watercolor; pen and black ink; gouache; and graphite on medium; slightly textured; cream laid paper; Contemporary drawn border: 9 3/4 x 12 3/8 inches (24.8 x 31.4 cm) and Sheet: 7 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches (18.4 x 25.1 cm); abbey; arches; architectural subject; chickens; church; exploring; field; genre subject; gesturing; men; monastery; ruins; shadows; tourism; tourists; towers; trees; vines; women; England; Europe; Leiston; Leiston Abbey; Suffolk; United Kingdom