La Marne à Château-Thierry

1912

Lester George Hornby

Associated Names
Lester George Hornby

Artist, American, 1882 - 1956

The image is an etching depicting a scene from the point of view of a riverbank. There is a bridge arching across the river, with a medieval townscape visible in the distance. The skyline is characterized by dark, vertical rooftops and towers. The style features precise, linear strokes creating texture and motion, with sunlight suggesting through clouds. The color palette consists of muted earthy tones. Houses line the shore on either side of the river, with boats moored to the right along the quay. The bridge is a focal point leading to distant architecture in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.65 × 19.84 cm (5 3/8 × 7 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.92 × 32.39 cm (9 13/16 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1233

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Falk 1984, no. 100

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1984

  • Falk, Peter Hastings. Lester G. Hornby: Painter-Etcher, Including a Checklist of the Artist's Etchings. Madison, Connecticut: P. Hastings Falk Fine Art Research, 1984, p. 10, no. 100.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: L.G.H.; lower right in plate: La Marne - Chateau-Thierry; lower left in graphite: La Marne à Chateau-Thierry.; lower center in graphite: 18 imps.; lower right in graphite: L.G. Hornby.

Markings

stamped lower right verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77012007

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