Changing London—Euston Road at Saint Pancras

1937

William Walcot

Associated Names
William Walcot

Artist, British, 1874 - 1943

The image depicts a street scene from an eye-level perspective. The horizon line is low, emphasizing the expansive sky above the architectural structures and the busy street. A large building with intricate details dominates the right side, stretching towards other structures in the distance. An ornate archway is visible on the left. The brushstrokes are sketchy and delicate, conveying movement. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of beige and brown. Figures and horse-drawn carriages fill the street, while lampposts line the road.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, and roulette in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of E. Gerald Lamboley, 1993)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.51 × 25.08 cm (6 1/2 × 9 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.18 × 34.61 cm (9 1/8 × 13 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2978

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harvey-Lee 2008, no. 178

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E. Gerald Lamboley, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1993; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2008

  • Harvey-Lee, Elizabeth. Impressions of Cities Ancient and Modern: A Collection of Etchings by William Walcot. North Aston, England: Elizabeth Harvey-Lee, 2008, no. 178.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: W. Walcot.; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Euston Road at St. Pancras.

Wikidata ID

Q77013695

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