The Belfry of Bruges
An exterior view of the Belfry of Bruges, etched during the annual festival of Le Saint Sang, when the booths seen here are erected in the square at its base. Cameron's Belgian Set contained ten subjects. This is number six. Fifty-three complete sets were published by Messrs. James Connell & Sons in addition to a few seperate impressions of some subjects.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Belfry of Bruges
- Series/Portfolio: Belgian Set
- Artist: Sir David Young Cameron (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1865–1945 Perth, Scotland)
- Date: 1907
- Medium: Etching and drypoint; first state of two
- Dimensions: Sheet: 16 7/8 × 6 1/8 in. (42.8 × 15.6 cm)
Plate: 15 1/16 × 5 1/4 in. (38.2 × 13.4 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.2374
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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