"La Trinité," Vendôme
John Taylor Arms
1952
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etched copper plate with hardground coating
Dimensions
plate: 38.1 x 29.05 cm (15 x 11 7/16 in.)
Classification
Technical Material
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of John Taylor Arms IV
Accession Number
2008.112.8
About the Artist
John Taylor Arms
John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) was one of America's foremost etchers of the twentieth century, renowned for his meticulous renderings of Gothic architecture. Born in Washington, D.C., he initially pursued law at Princeton University before transferring to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a master's degree in architecture in 1912. He apprenticed as a draftsman and worked for...