Zaandam Windmills

Sir David Young Cameron British, Scottish
1892
Not on view
A scene in Holland of a man standing in a shed, viewed from behind, looking over two boats in a canal toward the Zaandam windmills in the distance.

The North Holland Set is comprised of twenty-two subjects etched and printed by D.Y. Cameron which he completed in 1892. There were ten complete sets and a few seperate impressions of some of the subjects issued. This is number 2 in the North Holland Set.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Zaandam Windmills
  • Series/Portfolio: North Holland Set
  • Artist: Sir David Young Cameron (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1865–1945 Perth, Scotland)
  • Date: 1892
  • Medium: Etching; first state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 3 in. × 6 15/16 in. (7.6 × 17.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.3.2161
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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