The Piazza
Sir Muirhead Bone was a Scottish printmaker and watercolor artist noted for his depictions of architectural and industrial subjects, city views, and landscapes, in addition to his work as a war artist during both the First and Second World Wars. Born and raised in a Glasgow suburb, Bone first trained as an architect, but decided to pursue printmaking from 1898 onward. In 1901, Bone moved to London and had his first solo exhibition at Carfax Gallery; that year he also received his first important commission to make a set of ten etchings (of which this is one) as a pictorial record of the Glasgow International Exhibition, an ambitious world's fair which ran from May 2 to November 4, 1901.This Glasgow International Exhibition (1901) scene shows a classical colonnade at left and a building with four large round-arched windows in the background. In the open piazza (courtyard), an elegantly dressed woman promenades, while other visitors (some standing, some walking, most seated on benches beneath palm trees) are at far end of the piazza.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Piazza
- Artist: Sir Muirhead Bone (British, Glasgow, Scotland 1876–1953 Oxford)
- Date: 1901
- Medium: Etching; printed with brown ink
- Dimensions: Plate: 4 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. (11.4 × 17.6 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 15 7/16 in. (27.8 × 39.2 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
- Object Number: 67.809.28
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Sir Muirhead Bone
1911
Sir Muirhead Bone
1901
Sir Muirhead Bone
1908
Sir Muirhead Bone
1917–18
Sir Muirhead Bone
1917–18
Research Resources
The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.
To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.
Feedback
We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.