Bookplate of James Arthur

1897

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

This is a drawing of a coat of arms with the inscription "James Arthur". It features a bird with outstretched wings perched at the top, above a scroll that bears the name "James Arthur" in bold letters. Beneath the name, the scroll forms an elaborate design, enveloping a shield that displays another bird in a similar pose. The lower part of the scroll contains additional text in ornate letters. The drawing is intricately detailed, with fine line work.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.6 × 6.6 cm (4 15/16 × 2 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 15.3 × 9 cm (6 × 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2335

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 262

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: JAMES / ARTHUR / FAC / ET SPERA / DYC; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; by later hands in graphite verso: a6680 [?]:

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64954790

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