Old and New Mills, Valenciennes
Joseph Pennell
1910
Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 23.65 × 31.43 cm (9 5/16 × 12 3/8 in.) sheet: 26.35 × 41.91 cm (10 3/8 × 16 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)
Accession Number
2015.19.1350
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 ...