Strolling Players, Lydd

1907

Frank Short

Associated Names
Frank Short

Artist, British, 1857 - 1945

The image shows a street scene with a town featuring a cathedral in the background. The cathedral has tall spires. The horizon is defined by buildings and the cathedral's base. The town has houses with sloping roofs. In the foreground, people are interacting with a water pump. The art style uses fine etching lines for texture, with sepia tones dominating the color palette. The sky is mostly empty, with a few birds flying.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.78 × 25.24 cm (7 × 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7645

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie 1938-40, no. 335, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Hardie, Martin. The Etched and Engraved Work of Sir Frank Short, vol. 3. London: Print Collectors' Club, 1940, p. 54, no. 335, ii/ii

1908

  • Strange, Edward F. Etched and Engraved Work of Frank Short, A.R.A., R.E.. London: George Allen & Sons, 1908, no. 276.

Wikidata ID

Q65019982

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