The Ruins of Holyrood Chapel The Ruins of Holyrood Chapel The Ruins of Holyrood Chapel is an oil on canvas painting of the Holyrood Abbey completed around 1824 by the French artist Louis Daguerre. The painting measures , and is exhibited at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, England. The museum acquired it in 1864. Holyrood Abbey is located next to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, built by James IV of Scotland in 1501, which became the official residence of the Monarch of the United Kingdom situated in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Abbey started operation in 1128, with various rounds of destruction and reconstruction over the centuries.
Abbey of Saint-Arnould 4th-century Roman martyr, were transferred to the abbey. The siege of Metz by Charles V in 1552 led to the destruction of the abbey. The abbey was transferred to inside the walls of the Dominican convent of preachers, built in 1221. The church was rebuilt in the 17th century. These buildings, can be seen today, in particular with the cloister, the refectory and the former sacristy. The Diocese of Metz. where Abbey is located, was part of the province of Trier until 1780. It was transferred to the province of Besançon from 1801. During the French Revolution it was confiscated