Rue St. Julien le Pauvre
Medium
etching and drypoint on thin wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 20.7 × 16.2 cm (8 1/8 × 6 3/8 in.) sheet: 22.5 × 17.2 cm (8 7/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.2400
Art Historical Context
David Young Cameron's *Rue St. Julien le Pauvre (1904) captures the charm of a narrow, medieval street in Paris's Latin Quarter, near the Seine and the historic Church of Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre. As a leading Scottish etcher of his time, Cameron specialized in architectural subjects, traveling extensively to document Europe's vanishing old quarters amid rapid urbanization. This intimate print evokes the atmospheric poetry of everyday Parisian life, with its shadowed facades and sense of quiet depth. Rendered in etching and drypoint on wove paper, the work showcases Cameron's technical mastery....
About the Artist
David Young Cameron
Sir David Young Cameron (1865-1945) was a Scottish painter and etcher who achieved international recognition primarily for his atmospheric etchings of architectural and landscape subjects. Born in Glasgow during the Victorian era, Cameron became one of Britain's most celebrated printmakers, eventually receiving a knighthood and serving in prominent positions including Trustee of the Tate Gallery a...