The Doge's Palace

1920

William Walcot

Associated Names
William Walcot

Artist, British, 1874 - 1943

H.C. Dickins

Publisher

The image shows an architectural facade with intricate detailing, including pointed arches and figures below them. The perspective is slightly angled. The horizon is unclear, with the facade and a distant line of buildings or a waterfront forming a boundary. Delicate brushstrokes capture fine details and suggest movement with lightly rendered figures. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray and sepia. A lamppost is visible in the distance on the right. Figures near the viewer add a sense of liveliness to the scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of E. Gerald Lamboley)

  • Dimensions

    image: 8.1 × 11.43 cm (3 3/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
    plate: 8.89 × 12.22 cm (3 1/2 × 4 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 24.13 × 29.53 cm (9 1/2 × 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2980

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harvey-Lee 2008, no. 90

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. 90.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: W. Walcot.; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Doge's Palace, Venice (small plate)

Watermarks

J Green & Son [partial]

Wikidata ID

Q77013698

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