Bolton Abbey in the Olden Time is an 1834 history painting by the British artist Edwin Landseer.Herrmann p.186 It features a scene set at Bolton Abbey in Yorkshire during its time as Roman Catholic priory. The abbot receives a tribute of food from a forester, falconer and fisherman's daughter.Ormond p.120-22
The painting was commissioned by the Duke of Devonshire the owner of Bolton Abbey. Devonshire had actually requested a depiction of the architecture of the building but Landseer had instead produced a generic view of monastic life in the Medieval era.Ormond p.121
The work was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1834 a Somerset House in London. Samuel Cousins produced an engraving based on the picture in 1837. The original painting remains in the collection of the Dukes of Devonshire at Chatsworth House.Ormond p.120 A copy is owned by the Mercer Art Gallery in Harrogate.https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/bolton-abbey-in-olden-times-8725
References
Bibliography Herrmann, Luke. Nineteenth Century British Painting. Charles de la Mare, 2000. Ormond, Richard. Sir Edwin Landseer. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1981.