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St. Bartholomew's Gate

1907

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names

Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image portrays a street view with a row of old buildings. "B.W. Ralph, Stationery & Bookseller" is prominently displayed in the center. The etching technique features detailed hatch marks defining windows, bricks, and architectural features. The color palette is monochrome sepia. A figure with a hat and bag walks on a cobbled path. More buildings and shop signs are in the background, fading into a softer focus.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Gift of Addie Burr Clark
Accession Number

1946.9.191
Catalogue Raisonné

Wuerth 1928, no. 448

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1928

Wuerth, Louis A. Catalogue of the Etchings of Joseph Pennell. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1928.

Wikidata ID

Q65080130

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