Swan at Leadenhall
1903
Medium
Etching on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 28 × 21.5 cm (11 1/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 38.1 × 24.7 cm (15 × 9 3/4 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
28996
Art Historical Context
**Swan at Leadenhall *Joseph Pennell, 1903* Etching on ivory wove paper Art Institute of Chicago, Prints and Drawings Department Step into the bustling heart of early 20th-century London Joseph Pennell's *Swan at Leaden* (1903), a etching that captures the architectural charm of Leadenhall Market, a covered marketplace dating back to Roman times. Pennell, a leading American printmaker (1857–1926), was renowned for his dynamic depictions of urban landscapes across Europe and America. During his travels in Edwardian London, he documented the city's vanishing Victorian grandeur, blending...
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 ...