Nelson Monument, Trafalgar Square, London
Joseph Pennell
1887
Medium
Etching on cream laid thin paper tipped on upper corners to ivory wove card
Dimensions
Plate: 24.5 × 37.5 cm (9 11/16 × 14 13/16 in.); Sheet: 27.6 × 40.1 cm (10 7/8 × 15 13/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
104129
About the Artist
Joseph Pennell · 1857–1926
Joseph Pennell (1857–1926) was born in Philadelphia to Quaker parents and displayed an early aptitude for drawing, finding solace in sketching amid a challenging childhood. He received initial drawing instruction from James R. Lambdin and his first etching lessons from Stephen Ferris in 1879. Pennell attended night classes at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art before studying at ...