Thames Barges

1890

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image presents a scene including two figures walking up steps towards a wooden structure. A barge labeled "Dora" is moving on a waterway to the right, with a figure visible on it. In the background, a bridge crosses the scene, leading to more distant buildings. The illustration is done in fine etching with varying line density for shadow and texture. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and sepia tones to create depth.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black on wove paper [cancellation proof]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Professor Daniel Bell

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.6 × 14.7 cm (8 7/8 × 5 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 31 × 25.5 cm (12 3/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.107.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 65, ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Daniel Bell, Cambridge, Massachusetts; acquired 1983 by the National Gallery of Art

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, p. 26, no. 65, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: D. Y. Cameron; lower edge in graphite by unknown hand: R.65 II Thames Barges (1890) / (Impression from the plate, showing lines of cancellation)

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q74044942

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