The Old Jail

1899

Muirhead Bone

Associated Names
Muirhead Bone

Artist, Scottish, 1876 - 1953

The image shows a stone archway and bridge dominating the center. To the left, there is a building with a clock tower. The scene is intricately detailed with fine lines and textured surfaces, creating depth. The color palette is monochromatic with dark sepia tones. The ground is rough with intricate shadows and textures, leading towards small figures. In the distance, there are smaller figures and structures under the bridge.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.7 × 25.88 cm (5 × 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1929

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dodgson 1909, no. 44, v/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia; gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1930

  • Drawings, Etchings, Lithographs by Muirhead Bone, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1930, no. 43.

Bibliography

1909

  • Dodgson, Campbell. Etchings & Dry Points by Muirhead Bone: I., 1898-1907. London: Obach & Co., 1909, no. 44, v/v.

Wikidata ID

Q64960549

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