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1895

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

This is a drawing of a book cover. The cover displays the title "The Carved Stones of Islay Graham" and features decorative text along with a prominent ornamental design. The design consists of interwoven, swirling lines forming a knot pattern. Below this intricate design is the publisher information, "James MacLehose & Sons Glasgow 1895," presented in a stylized font, with the date encapsulated in a ribbon motif. The entire arrangement is set against a plain background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 20 × 15.2 cm (7 7/8 × 6 in.)
    sheet: 21 × 15.3 cm (8 1/4 × 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2334

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 264

  • Series Title

    Robert C. Graham's "The Carved Stones of Islay"

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: THE / CARVED STONES / OF / ISLAY / GRAHAM / JAMES MACLEHOSE & SONS / GLASGOW / 1895; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; by later hands verso bottom left in graphite:a66892 / AXL; bottom center [circled]: 30

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64954788

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