Dryburgh

1896

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

This is a drawing of a stone archway and structures. The image depicts an architectural scene with a narrow, tall stone archway dominating the center. The walls contain uneven, roughly hewn stone blocks. Dark, irregular hatching around the stones gives depth and texture to the scene. On the lower right, there's an intricate carving or relief on a pedestal base. The drawing employs heavy and light etching techniques, creating contrast and detail.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15 × 7.6 cm (5 7/8 × 3 in.)
    sheet: 25.2 × 14.9 cm (9 15/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2341

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 232, State v/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1932d); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Rinder, Frank. D.Y. Cameron, an illustrated catalogue of his etchings and drypoints, 1887-1932. Glasgow: Jackson, Wylie and Company, 1932.

Inscriptions

in plate bottom right: DYCameron; below plate lower center in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; bottom left by later hands in graphite: R232V K7720

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64954811

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