Perlman Teaching Museum - Rochester Cathedral, West Door

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Rochester Cathedral, West Door

earliest 1872 - latest 1936
19th-20th century
13 in. x 7 5/8 in. (33.02 cm x 19.37 cm)

Albany E. Howarth, British, (1872–1936)

Object Type: Prints

Medium and Support: Etching on paper

Credit Line: Carleton College Art Collection, gift of Gerard R. Pomerat on behalf of Dr. Charles M. Pomerat

Accession Number: 1997.162

Cathedrals were both popular tourist destinations and favorite subjects for the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century etchers. Albany Howarth’s Rochester Cathedral, West Door depicts what the 1910 Baedeker’s guide to Great Britain refers to as ôa building of considerable interest.ö The 12th century cathedral underwent several renovations, including repairs to the West Doorway in 1893. Through contrasts of light and dark Rochester Cathedral, West Door draws the viewer’s eye into the cathedral where Howarth articulates the interior features, including people, with a series of short lines.

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19th Century, 20th Century, 21st Century, British*, etching (printing process)*, etchings (prints)*, paper (fiber product)*, prints (visual works)*

19th Century
20th Century
21st Century
British - Refers to the culture of the modern nation of the United Kingdom. It also refers to the cultures of historical nations that had Great Britain as the central ruling power, or to the culture of the ancient Britons, who were those tribes that spoke the Celtic (Brythonic) language.
etching (printing process) - Intaglio process in which the design is worked into an acid-resistant substance coating the metal printing plate; the plate is then exposed to acid, which etches the plate where the metal is exposed, to create lines and dark areas. For the single step of exposing the plate to acid, use "biting."
etchings (prints) - Prints made from an etched printing plate, which is a metal plate on which a design is made by coating the plate with an acid-resistant substance, creating a design in the coating, and then exposing the plate to acid, which etches the plate where the metal is exposed. For designs incised directly into a copper plate using a burin or graver, use "engravings (prints)."
paper (fiber product) - Refers generally to all types of matted or felted sheets or webs of fiber formed and dried on a fine screen from a pulpy water suspension. The fibers may be animal, such as hair, silk or wool, or mineral, such as asbestos, or synthetic. However most paper is made from cellulosic plant fiber, such as from wood pulp, grass, cotton, linen, and straw.
prints (visual works) - Pictorial works produced by transferring images by means of a matrix such as a plate, block, or screen, using any of various printing processes. When emphasizing the individual printed image, use "impressions." Avoid the controversial expression "original prints," except in reference to discussions of the expression's use. If prints are neither "reproductive prints" nor "popular prints," use just "prints." With regard to photographs, see "photographic prints"; for types of reproductions of technical drawings and documents, see terms found under "reprographic copies."

Dimensions

image Dimensions: 13 x 7 5/8 in. (330 x 194 mm)