Original etching by Joseph Pennell (1857-1926): the great portico of the west door of St Paul's Cathedral in London, seen against the light from within, with visitors and worshippers beneath the coffered vault and, beyond, Ludgate Hill running down.
Original etching by Joseph Pennell (1857-1926): the great portico of the west door of St Paul's Cathedral in London, seen against the light from within, with visitors and worshippers beneath the coffered vault and, beyond, Ludgate Hill running down.
It comes from From Charing Cross to St Paul's, with notes by Justin McCarthy and vignettes by Pennell, published in London by Seeley & Co. Ltd. in 1893.
Medium: Etching on wove paper
Artist / after: Joseph Pennell (1857-1926)
Date: 1890 the plate; 1893 the edition
Source: From Charing Cross to St Paul's, London, Seeley & Co. Ltd., 1893
Dimensions: 8.5 x 11.5 in (21.7 x 29.3 cm)
Condition: Good. Wide margins and the plate mark clearly visible; the paper clean and barely toned.