The Unicorn, Stirling

1891

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image depicts an urban street view with a focus on architectural details. The horizon is implied by a distant building with intricate roof and chimneys. A carved figure tops the closest column. The background building features detailed etchings of bricks, windows, and tiles. The style uses precise etching with thin lines and cross-hatching for depth. The monochromatic color palette varies in line density for contrast. The print captures daily life with subtle human figures on the street.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20 × 7.7 cm (7 7/8 × 3 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.7 × 9.4 cm (9 5/16 × 3 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2237

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 89

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1932d); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

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.

Inscriptions

in plate: [shop signs]; bottom right: DYCameron 1891; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; by later hands in graphite bottom left: The Unicorn Stirling 1891 R.89 K 7643

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64954570

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