King's Chapel (Boston, Mass.)

1908

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image shows a street view of an architectural scene with a prominent building in the center. The viewpoint is elevated, offering a diagonal perspective of the structure with Doric columns and a central tower. The horizon is low, aligned with the roofline of the building. The skyline includes trees and other structures. The etching technique is detailed, with fine lines outlining the building and street. The color palette is monochromatic sepia. Figures are seen walking on the sidewalk, adding scale and activity. Other buildings and foliage are visible in the distance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.4 × 11.3 cm (5 11/16 × 4 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.5 × 20 cm (8 7/8 × 7 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2493

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 405, State ii/ii

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 upper left: DYC; below plate bottom center in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; bottom right: no. 4

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64955282

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