Dundee Art Galleries & Museum: 272-1987-21
Artist: Brunet-Debaines, Alfred-Louis
Date: 1877
State: 1/1
Size: 22.2 x 17.2 cm
Medium: Etching
| Details | Etching. Brown ink on wove paper. The New York Times, 30th July 1877 carried an advert for a series of works by Brunet-Debaines; ‘M. Brunet Debaines has undertaken a collection of Etchings of London which will be issued only to subscribers. The first series will include the Interior of the Temple Church, Fountain Court, Temple [although identified as separate prints Fountain Court and Temple are likely to be the single print Fountain Court, Temple], Temple Bar, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, St. Pauls from the River and Corn-Barges on the Thames and its completion will depend upon the number of subscriptions. Messrs. Seeley & Co., No. 54 Fleet-street, London, have consented to receive subscriptions, and the first series of six etchings will be sold for 2 guineas. Artist’s proofs to the number of 100 will be issued on Japanese paper.’ Orchar owned a complete set of Etchings of London therefore it seems likely he was one of the subscribers and purchased them during 1877. |
| Description | An unusually round church built by the Knights Templar in the 12th century and refurbished by Sir Christopher Wren following the Great Fire of London in 1666. The early to mid-19th century witnessed a fashion for the literature, art and especially the architecture of the middle ages known as the Gothic Revival. In light of this interest, Brunet-Debaines populates the scene with Victorian tourists admiring the gothic architecture. |
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