The North Porch, Harfleur

1904

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

This is a drawing of an ornately decorated gothic arch leading into a dimly lit interior. The drawing depicts an architectural scene with detailed etchings highlighting the intricate stonework and tracery of the pointed archway. The entrance leads into a shadowy interior, where light filters through from cut-out window patterns in the background, creating a delicate interplay of shadow and light. The gothic architectural elements are rich with decorative carvings, and the weight of the dark shading emphasizes the depth and grandeur of the old structure.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 37.8 × 16.3 cm (14 7/8 × 6 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 41.2 × 19.8 cm (16 1/4 × 7 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2395

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 360

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 center right: DYC; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; by later hands bottom left in graphite: The Porch Harbour 1904; bottom right: DD788 + [?]

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64954951

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