The Dolphins
A great Dutch house in Amsterdam with two dolphin sculptures flanking the roof window. In the foreground, at left, a man and a woman stand on steps, viewed from behind, looking up at the house.
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 1 in the North Holland Set.
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 1 in the North Holland Set.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Dolphins
- Series/Portfolio: North Holland Set
- Artist: Sir David Young Cameron (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1865–1945 Perth, Scotland)
- Date: 1892
- Medium: Etching; second state of two
- Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 4 5/8 in. (27 × 11.7 cm)
Plate: 9 7/8 × 3 15/16 in. (25.1 × 10 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.2160
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Sir David Young Cameron
19th–20th century
Sir David Young Cameron
1885–1945
Sir David Young Cameron
1885–1945
Sir David Young Cameron
1885–1945
Sir David Young Cameron
ca. 1885–1945
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