Beaufort's Tower, St. Cross

1902

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image displays a historic building with intricate details and a large arched entrance. Foliage and architectural elements frame the entrance, with figures visible inside. The structure has an etching-like appearance, with precise lines creating texture and shadow. The color scheme is monochromatic in shades of brown and black. The upper section of the building includes small arched windows.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on cream wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.7 × 9.7 cm (5 13/16 × 3 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 26 × 18.8 cm (10 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2379

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 342

  • Series Title

    Walton's "Compleat Angler"

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 lower left: DYC; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron

Wikidata ID

Q64954902

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