Governor's Court, Bank of England
1929
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drypoint and engraving in black
Dimensions
plate: 40.5 × 34.7 cm (15 15/16 × 13 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.7538
Art Historical Context
Henry Rushbury's *Governor's Court, Bank of England* (1929) captures the architectural splendor of one of London's most iconic financial institutions. This drypoint and engraving depicts the Governor's Court, a serene courtyard within Sir John Soane's neoclassical redesign of the Bank of England, symbolizing British economic might during the interwar years. Rushbury, a leading British printmaker influenced by James McNeill Whistler, excelled in precise, atmospheric renderings of urban architecture, making this work a testament to his mastery of line and tone. Printed in black ink on a plate m...
About the Artist
Henry Rushbury
Henry Rushbury was a British artist celebrated primarily for his etchings and watercolors of architectural subjects, working during the early and middle decades of the twentieth century. He studied at the Birmingham School of Art before moving to London, where he became part of a generation of printmakers who revitalized the etching medium in Britain during the years surrounding the First World Wa...