Interior of Westminster Hall
Medium
Wood engraving on Japan paper; proof
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 in. × 16 13/16 in. (28 × 42.7 cm) Image: 5 7/8 × 8 11/16 in. (15 × 22 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Donato Esposito, 2016
Accession Number
2016.774.12
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the majestic **Interior of Westminster Hall**, captivating wood engraving created collaboratively by French artists Frédéric Florian, Auguste-Louis Lepère,ène Dété, and Tony Beltrand between 1885 and 1916. This proof printed on delicate Japan paper captures the soaring hammerbeam roof and historic ambiance of London's Westminster Hall, part of the Palace of Westminster. Built in 1097 and one of the oldest surviving structures from the medieval Palace of Westminster, the hall has witnessed pivotal events like the trials of Charles I and Thomas More, symbolizing centuries of British go...
About the Artist
Frédéric Florian|Auguste-Louis Lepère|Eugène Dété|Tony Beltrand (Swiss|French|French|French) · 1858 |1849 |1848 |1847 –1904 |1918 |1922 |1904
Swiss, Gorgier 1858–1926 Paris|French, Paris 1849–1918 Domme|French, Valenciennes 1848–1922 Paris|French, Lyon ca.1847–1904 Paris