Old Museum, Beauvais

1917

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image is a black and white etching depicting an architectural scene with stone buildings, arched doorways, and a group of people under an archway in the distance. The composition is framed by structures on the left and right, with a prominent building in the center featuring a four-column porch and steps. The precise lines typical of etching create texture and depth through deliberate strokes. The limited color palette emphasizes the architectural details, with sparse trees on the right indicated by light lines.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.3 × 31.1 cm (6 13/16 × 12 1/4 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 23.4 × 36.6 cm (9 3/16 × 14 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2439

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 467

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1932d and 1760b); 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.

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64955145

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